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Found: Eames Style Lounge Chair with Tulip Base

May 28, 2013 by Brynne 2 Comments

I have a new friend:

eames style lounge chair 2

I have been a huge fan of the Eames lounge chair for some time now.  At first, I encountered its funky and slightly alien design with reserved dislike, which transitioned to appreciation, and finally, fond admiration.  How can you dislike a chair that looks EXACTLY LIKE ET????  [Like seriously people…Steven Spielberg must’ve had one of these in his office.  I can’t not-see this.]

eames style lounge chair 4

This is not an authentic Eames production, but I must say, I think I like the tulip base better than the original 5-point base… (True Eames fans would, at this juncture, burn me at the stake.)

eames style lounge chair 3

I found this delightful reproduction listed on Craigslist as a “Leather Gaming Chair”…!  It’s true, it is real leather, and due to its cushy cushions and reclining and swiveling functions, Bryan agrees that it would make an excellent gaming chair – but lucky for me they didn’t include any mention of its grander design inspirations!

I count myself extremely lucky to have found this, but would you believe I’m about to get my hands on its twin?!  The couple selling the chair had a second one, which wasn’t initially for sale, but once we got this guy home we loved it so much that I sent them an email offering to buy the other if they ever wanted to part with it.  Fingers crossed that we get to pick it him up on Wednesday.

I think I’ll call them “Eamesy” and “ET”.

It is NOT weird to name your furniture.  Everything should have names.  This is a point of reality that Bryan and I debated when we first met. (He walked up to me in a coffee shop and flatly contradicted me on the subject).  I was/am correct.

eames style lounge chair and teak bar


Just a sneak peek of the subject of my next post (the teak bar), and one of my Memorial Day thrifting finds (the “painting”… let’s pretend it’s a real oil painting and not one of those vintage textured prints, mkay?).

Are you a fan of the Eames lounge chair?  Is it sacrilege to possess a not-completely-authentic version?  Do you like “ET”?

UPDATE: For anyone interested, the second chair arrived safely, and this one had a label: American Atelier Inc.  It didn’t provide much help in researching the base on this chair, but it did turn up a reproduction Eames lounge chair that the company sold/currently sells.  I also discovered that American Atelier took over Plycraft in the 1970’s, so my style of chair is simply a repro of the original Plycraft loungers based on the Eames loungers.  Whew!  I still have not found any Eames-style chairs with bases like mine – if you have, please leave a link/photo/comment to let me know!

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  1. T.D. says

    September 14, 2013 at 1:47 am

    Eamesy is a super cute name. If I had a piece in my house that was worthy a name- I totally would name it too. You're not alone! This piece is so awesome. The retro pieces you're scattering throughout the place is definitely drool-worthy.

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    • brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

      September 14, 2013 at 2:17 am

      Thanks Trisha 🙂 I'm a sucker for old things and I LOVE me some midcentury modern!

      Reply

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