Eames Time Life Stool Model B
Original Model B Time Life Stool, designed by Charles and Ray Eames. These were first created for the lobby of the Time Life Building in New York and then issued by Herman Miller. This vintage example shows the distinctive geometry of Ray Eames’s sculptural approach. One of the three designs that were a part of the set, the Model B is sometimes called the “chess piece,” the form alternates concave and convex volumes with a clear sense of balance and play. The walnut is richly figured, with a mosaic pattern across the top surface that varies uniquely in each stool. 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. These were first created for the lobby of the Time Life Building in New York and then issued by Herman Miller. This vintage example shows the distinctive geometry of Ray Eames’s sculptural approach. One of the three designs that were a part of the set, the Model B is sometimes called the “chess piece,” the form alternates concave and convex volumes with a clear sense of balance and play. The walnut is richly figured, with a mosaic pattern across the top surface that varies uniquely in each stool. 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. These were first created for the lobby of the Time Life Building in New York and then issued by Herman Miller. This vintage example shows the distinctive geometry of Ray Eames’s sculptural approach. One of the three designs that were a part of the set, the Model B is sometimes called the “chess piece,” the form alternates concave and convex volumes with a clear sense of balance and play. The walnut is richly figured, with a mosaic pattern across the top surface that varies uniquely in each stool. 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