I wouldnt have a reproduction.

That said, I was prevented from making one in my final year of fine furniture making, the swines said because i wasnt making the cast alloy base it wouldnt have been allowed.
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I was recently considering making a child's sized one. Basically I thought there would be a good market for a one off such as that. I've vacuum forming kit to construct the shells, just the stainless back i couldnt say how id make it to be strong enough not to bend in use. As in I dont know what grade that metal was and if it was treated for stiffness.
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I'm also on the lookout for one, and i can repair damaged if it came to that. In fact anything would do me just so long as its a Herman Miller original 🙂
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Have you looked at fine furniture or specifically designer furniture auctions ?, thats a known source for Eames and the like.

The reproductions use foam, the original pre 1971 used feather for the cushion filling and also the original didnt have through fittings to attach them, but other than that it should be pretty much identical dimension wise, angles etc

But its up to yourself. Te original though expensive is an investment, and have it 20,30 years you'll not really lose out that much in a resell, not that you would resell. Plus if its in your estate, the family will fight like cats and dogs to be the one to get it 😆

Thanks.

There's a broken one on eBay now. Think it's still around £3k. May be of interest.

I’m the same as you OP. Always loved the look of them but Mrs F would be pretty miffed if I swapped one of the kids for one. The fake ones seem to vary wildly in price too and even the cheaper ones are far too expensive to take a chance on.

If we can find a fourth interested party we could chip in and own one on a quarterly basis! Bagsy winter usage 😀

I'd be looking at an original reproduction from Herman Miller in the large (tall) size. Having sat in an original, it's a bit short.

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Ideally, I'd find an old reproduction in a junk shop. Worn in.

Brand new and fake is just a bit, well... shit.

I’d be looking at an original reproduction from Herman Miller in the large (tall) size. Having sat in an original, it’s a bit short.

That's interesting. Will look into that. I'm a lanky sod so...

I wanted an Eames chair for ages and it would of worked really well in my old bachelor flat.

I went to London on business and sat in one in a right fancy furniture shop - found that the head rest was at shoulder height and not adjustable.

To say I was deflated would be an understatement…

Eames lounger is really small. I know someone with one. Prepare for 5k of disappointment

Anecdotally one of the Antiques Road Show experts was telling someone about finding two Eames chairs at a flea market in New York for next to nothing. It was his last day in NY so couldn't think of any way or arranging transport back to UK.
Easy says his friend they come apart very easily and will pack into a large suitcase. You could have brought them back as excess luggage.
Just in case you are travelling.

Its not a sitty up chair, it's a lie down slouch chair, which si why the ottoman is so important.

We've got one.
It's not mine.

It annoys the hell out of me.
Absolutely massive and in the way. Constantly swinging round taking chunks out the wall. Ottoman weighs a ton and isn't on wheels..
Not a sit up chair, or a lie down one.
Rubbish.

there is a tall version about 15cm 5cm bigger.

Hmm, probably best to try one out first then. Thanks everyone.

The Eames chair and Ottoman are so over, by about 10 years or more. They became boringly popular, like Ercol and G-Plan furniture. If you want comfortable, then you can't beat a Charlotte Perriand/Corbusier style lounger:

You need a bit of space though.

Was given a Corbusier lounger for my 50th. A repro and its brilliant. Everyone loves it and amazingly no matter how tall you are it works. Kids have taken their toll on the leather pad and I might get a new one but its a living piece, used and enjoyed. You do need a large space to enjoy the look or avoid the grandkids flailing limbs.
Have often thought about the Eames chair and won't be afraid of a decent repro but would want to see it in the flesh before purchase. Same as Dyna-ti I almost made one at college but I was put off by the castings needed.

Don't they also have a design flaw where the back attaches, think it's just screwed together, sit down too hard and the screw tears through and it's virtually impossible to fix properly, not good if you have kids who tend to jump on furniture... I love the look of them but as others have said they aren't actually that great as chairs. There also been some truly hideous colour/material combinations over the years...

The Eames chair and Ottoman are so over, by about 10 years or more.

Oh, well in that case I don't like them anymore. What does that even mean?

That lounger looks like somewhere you’d sit (lounge) to get evaluated and not in a good way

Not a fan of the black and chrome. Looks like it belongs in an uppity hairdressers or crap Indian restaurant.

Oh, well in that case I don’t like them anymore. What does that even mean?

It means buckled brown leather blouse style jackets with jean and hiking boots.

Oh, well in that case I don’t like them anymore. What does that even mean?

There was a craze for them about 10-15 years ago, as there was for anything 'Mid Century'. So loads of stuff that had previously been discarded and forgotten about, suddenly became very desirable again. Hence the massive price hikes of really quite ordinary G-Plan and Ercol stuff, and items like the Eames lounger. And then the subsequent boom in the repro furniture market. It's nice stuff, but some things became a bit 'common', and were bought up by people with little imagination, simply because of the mythical kudos of owning such things. Only buy something if you really like it, is my philosophy. Buying an Eames lounger because they are fashionable, is not a great policy, especially if you then find out (as some have here) it's not all that comfortable.

Personally, although I love the CP lounger for comfort, I'm not a fan of the black leather and chrome look, and would actually prefer a copy in wood, like this:

Buy what suits your tastes, not someone else's.

What do you do in one of them loungers anyway?
They'd be rubbish for supping tea.
Eating nuts might cause a choking hazard.
The shape prevents you lying on your side for long.
You might as well lie on the floor. 😉

What do you do in one of them loungers anyway?

Lounge!

I went through an armchair stage.

Settled on this from the Komfort range.

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Does that mean the swivel egg armchairs in green velour my grandparents had in the 70s will be back in style 🙂

I went through an armchair stage.

Settled on this from the Komfort range.

I like that. Simple, elegant, understated. Yet top quality. Love the armrests, the way they're jointed into the rest of the structure. Very organic looking.

Does that mean the swivel egg armchairs in green velour my grandparents had in the 70s will be back in style

I love the Eames styling, afer reading this I sat in one of the Vitra copies for a bit at the weekend, and I have to say, I'm not sure I'd use it much compared to my insanely comfy 12+ year old sofa!

I love the look of theses.

I found a reproduction that was affordable in a shop once and sat in it

I'm 6"4 and it felt like it would have fitted people 5" and below.

I'm unlikely to get one 😢

Mate has had a £700 reproduction model for years and it has stood up to his 2 young kids bouncing all over it as well as his cats n' dogs fighting over who gets to sit in it, still looks like new and for £700 vs £7000 for a real item you'd have to be an utter snob to turn your nose at such a saving, £7k for a ****ing chair..........yeah right......

"I was recently considering making a child’s sized one."

The originals are pretty tiny too. My old man was going to get one but at 6'3 he was a little big for it. I'm only 6'1 but tried one at an auction house and it was bleedin' uncomfy!
I didn't know they made them in different sizes...

EDIT! Having replied without reading the posts, in true STW tradition, it seems I'm not alone in finding them somewhat minute...

Found my youngest spinning around on a lounge chair in John Lewis at the weekend, she's a perfectly lovely little girl, not some feral child smashing the place up, but I actually gasped when I was what they wanted for it. £8k

I can't see where the money goes to be honest.

£8k for a child? Should be paying you to take her away.

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Lol!

I can’t see where the money goes to be honest.

No I'm kind of with you on that. Mass produced parts, albeit very high quality. Much of the price is for the 'prestige' of owning a 'real' version rather than an 'inferior' copy. It makes those who have money yet are insecure, feel they are a bit above the common herd because they have the 'real deal'. Same with many things really. For £8k I'm sure someone like Kayak here could knock you up something completely bespoke and unique, actually probably for a lot less than £8k. It is an awful lot of money for a mass produced chair, no matter how nice it is.

https://youtu.be/1TcxKBNOhJg

Fjords Admiral, if you want a good quality, comfortable chair to sit in, rather than some kind of Channel 4-grade fashion statement.

https://fjords.no/products/recliners/fjords-admiral/

Fjords Admiral, if you want a good quality, comfortable chair to sit in, rather than some kind of Channel 4-grade fashion statement

Those beige comfort waistband trousers you get in the back of Sunday lifestyle magazines. If they were chairs, they'd be that 😅😉

I have an original Robin Day armchair and stool, fairly similar to the Eames ones in this thread.
It's been wrapped up in a relatives garage for a year as we're moving and don't have room for it, I'll probably post it in the classifieds section if anyone is interested.

Am I the only one who thinks they just look a bit shit?

The look liked a knackered office chair and chair with separate footrests* are a pain in the arse for being in the way.

*It's a footrest not an ottoman.

Well, taste is subjective. As for being in the way, depends where you put it. Jammed in the doorway to the bathroom? Yes ok, granted. I suppose anything can be in the way. My door is actually in the way when I want to go outside. Bloody door.

Zed: pics please!

Love the skateboard chair.

Those beige comfort waistband trousers you get in the back of Sunday lifestyle magazines. If they were chairs, they’d be that 😅😉

Lol! I was trying to think how I'd best sum those up; you've done it perfectly. I mean; nothing wrong with beige comfort waistband trousers, if that's your thing...

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It’s said that chair was designed for the diminutive director Billy Wilder. At 6’2” the chair back with its kink is very incorrect for my size.

Like the wood copy of the CP Lounger, although I really can’t help thinking it needs more padding!

Zed,
have pm you, interested please