Vitra Eames Coffee Table Rectangular

Designed by Charles and Ray EamesManufactured by VitraThis coffee table was originally designed in 1949, as a unique furnishing for Charles and Ray Eames’ own residence, the legendary Eames House in Pacific Palisades, near Los Angeles. The rectangular table top, which gives the simultaneous impression of simplicity and luxury, while its dowel-leg base is a variation of the wooden base found on the Eames Plastic Chairs. In the following years, Charles and Ray Eames produced two more of these tables, but with a marble top. The re-edition of the Eames Coffee Table, which was developed by Vitra in cooperation with the Eames Office, evokes the spirit of the early one-off pieces.