Eames Surfboard Coffee Table
The eames surfboard table would be sold until 1964 when it was discontinued but it was part of herman miller s relaunch of classic eames pieces in 1994.
Eames surfboard coffee table. Unlike other plywood tables such as the dtm or ltr the etr was never made available in natural veneer finishes only the black laminate during the first period. 180 x 65 x 25 cm 150 or near offer pick up stanmore. Known as the surfboard table. Eames wire base elliptical table.
A reintroduction of the coffee table charles and ray eames designed in 1949 for their pacific palisades home the eames coffee table features a wooden base with metal cross struts reminiscent of the wood dowel option on eames shell chairs. You may also like. Description playfully dubbed the surfboard table the eames wire base elliptical table is a mid century classic and one of charles and ray eames s most enduring designs. Polygon wire table herman miller eames molded plywood coffee table herman miller eames rectangular coffee table herman miller eames wire base low table herman miller kotatsu table herman miller nelson pedestal table herman miller.
The top was available in natural veneer or a micarta finish in black or white. Our products are reproduced to the style of the original design. C ommonly referred to as the surfboard this classic charles and ray eames design pairs an elliptical table top with a double chromed base. If you find a tufted ottoman consider the depth from the tufts especially if you expect to enjoy on it.
It s has a couple of scratches and marks on the top see pictures but is otherwise in good condition. The table is very much intended for a large space as it is simply huge. The etr coffee table with its elegant elliptical shape resembles a surfboard and was quickly labelled the surfboard table. This super long table had a long oval shaped top sat aside two square wire rod bases on either end.
Replica eames etr or surfboard coffee table. Distinctive mid century look that matches eames parker or other midcentuary pieces like the eames chairs and tables. The table debuted in 1951 and its long low profile has been gracing sitting rooms ever since. The 1950 s would see the arrival of one of charles and ray eames most unusual and distinctive designs the etr surfboard coffee table.
With its double chromed base the table references a theme repeated by the eames namely that of shaped steel rods welded together to make a fixed static structure. Design story the details are not the details they make the product more about charles ray eames. Playful but also practical nicknamed the surfboard table the elliptical table 1951 reveals the playfulness in the work of designers charles and ray eames and also shows a practical side their desire to create furniture that would become a part of a life lived with simplicity and beauty.