Leisure/Reception

Low-slung, and with an expertly crafted moulded seat and back (no more bike pumps needed), the LCW cradles you in a comfortable position; rubber shock mounts between the back, seat, and frame buffer against any jarring movements. Eames studied the structure of the bones of the human body in order to perfect their moulding. Modelled and tested hundreds of times, the final chair has two parts: the back and the petal-shaped seat. The Eames' experiments with moulding plywood into organic forms yielded this design icon. When Time named this chair the Best Design of the 20th Century, the editors described it as “something elegant, light, and comfortable. Much copied, but never bettered.”