Eames Time Life Stool Model B
Original Model B Time Life Stool, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This vintage example shows the distinctive geometry of Ray Eames’s sculptural approach. Sometimes called the “chess piece,” the form alternates concave and convex volumes with a sense of balance and play. The walnut is richly figured, with a mosaic pattern across the top surface that varies uniquely in each stool. Like many original examples, it carries a fine hairline split at the seat—an authentic marker of its solid-wood construction. Cleaned and polished, the stool is in excellent condition.
Literature: J. Chen, Eames Furniture Sourcebook, Phaidon, 2023; Pat Kirkham, Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of the Twentieth Century, MIT Press, 1995; Neuhart, Neuhart, and Eames, Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Abrams, 1989
Designer: Charles and Ray Eames
Model: Time Life Stool, Model B
Manufacturer: Herman Miller
Origin: United States
Date: 1960
Dimensions: 15" H x 13" D
Original Model B Time Life Stool, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This vintage example shows the distinctive geometry of Ray Eames’s sculptural approach. Sometimes called the “chess piece,” the form alternates concave and convex volumes with a sense of balance and play. The walnut is richly figured, with a mosaic pattern across the top surface that varies uniquely in each stool. Like many original examples, it carries a fine hairline split at the seat—an authentic marker of its solid-wood construction. Cleaned and polished, the stool is in excellent condition.
Literature: J. Chen, Eames Furniture Sourcebook, Phaidon, 2023; Pat Kirkham, Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of the Twentieth Century, MIT Press, 1995; Neuhart, Neuhart, and Eames, Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Abrams, 1989
Designer: Charles and Ray Eames
Model: Time Life Stool, Model B
Manufacturer: Herman Miller
Origin: United States
Date: 1960
Dimensions: 15" H x 13" D
Original Model B Time Life Stool, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This vintage example shows the distinctive geometry of Ray Eames’s sculptural approach. Sometimes called the “chess piece,” the form alternates concave and convex volumes with a sense of balance and play. The walnut is richly figured, with a mosaic pattern across the top surface that varies uniquely in each stool. Like many original examples, it carries a fine hairline split at the seat—an authentic marker of its solid-wood construction. Cleaned and polished, the stool is in excellent condition.
Literature: J. Chen, Eames Furniture Sourcebook, Phaidon, 2023; Pat Kirkham, Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of the Twentieth Century, MIT Press, 1995; Neuhart, Neuhart, and Eames, Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Abrams, 1989
Designer: Charles and Ray Eames
Model: Time Life Stool, Model B
Manufacturer: Herman Miller
Origin: United States
Date: 1960
Dimensions: 15" H x 13" D