Vitra Eames Lounge Chair + Ottoman white

The Eames Lounge Chair, classic icon of style and comfort, reinterpreted in a new palette of light wood, polished aluminium and white leather. Charles and Ray Eames initially designed the Lounge Chair & Ottoman as a modern interpretation of the traditional English club armchair. Featuring black leather cushions, a dark palisander veneer and black painted aluminium, this classic version of the Lounge Chair went on to become an icon of contemporary style and comfort. Since the 1950s there were attempts to render that rich, dark object in light colours. But the overwhelming depth of the original palette defied lightening. Now in collaboration with the Eames Office and Hella Jongerius, Vitra presents a lighter, brighter reinterpretation of that 20th-century classic. Everything is balanced and minutely detailed: from the zippers, to the spacers and the gliders. The upholstery is off-white leather framed by varnished walnut veneer shells and set off by a polished aluminium base. The new version both reinterprets the Lounge Chair's classic look and reasserts its timeless status as a centrepiece of modern interiors.