Viewings by appointment in North East England, delivery nationwide
To arrange a viewing, ask a question or begin an acquisition, send us a note below. For higher value pieces we handle the sale personally rather than through a checkout.
It was created for the Museum of Modern Art's International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design.
Charles and Ray Eames conceived the concept in the United States and it was created for the Museum of Modern Art's International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design. The idea was a single moulded shell, made in quantity and made well. It has been manufactured in Germany, Switzerland and the USA since. This version was created by Modernica for Eames in Los Angeles.
The shell is glass-fibre reinforced polyester, dyed through rather than painted, so the colour is in the material and not a coat sitting on top of it. The base is chrome-plated tubular steel. Both wipe clean, which is why the black works as well behind a bar as it does in a quiet corner.
This is an untouched original. The legs carry some signs of ageing patina, which we photograph rather than polish out. That is the only wear noted, and the condition report covers the whole stool before you commit. Two examples are available and they have not aged identically, so we will send images of the one set aside for you.
Untouched original, some signs of ageing patina on the legs.
Conceived in the United States by Charles and Ray Eames in 1948, for the Museum of Modern Art's International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design.
This version created by Modernica for Eames in Los Angeles in the late 2000s.
Purchased as new with labels. In the collection since 2020.
Inspected, cleaned and photographed in our care.
Available now, delivered nationwide.
We deliver nationwide with a specialist furniture courier, blanket wrapped, carried in and placed in the room you choose. Within North East England we deliver ourselves, usually inside the week, and collection is welcome by arrangement.
If a piece arrives and does not suit the room, tell us within fourteen days. We will arrange collection and refund what you paid. All we ask is that the piece comes back in the condition it arrived.
Vintage furniture is straightforward to live with. Keep pieces out of direct sun and away from radiators, wipe with a barely damp cloth, and wax timber once a year. Every piece comes with care notes written for its own materials.
The collection is kept in North East England and viewings are by appointment, most days including weekends. Bring the room's measurements and take your time with the piece.
Seat height decides whether a stool works, so we measure the example set aside for you and confirm it in writing before you commit. Send us the height of your bar or counter and we will tell you whether it suits.
The concept was conceived in the United States by Charles and Ray Eames, and this version was created by Modernica for Eames in Los Angeles. It was purchased as new with labels. We photograph the labelling on your stool so you can read it for yourself rather than take our word for it.
The shell is dyed through rather than painted, so the colour is in the material. Keep it out of prolonged direct sun and it will stay as photographed.
Every piece is one of one, so there is no basket. Send an enquiry and we will reply the same day where we can, usually with more photographs and the condition report. When you are ready, payment is by bank transfer and we arrange delivery.
Yes, for forty eight hours while you measure the room. Beyond that we take a small refundable deposit and mark the piece reserved until you decide.
Nationwide by specialist furniture courier, blanket wrapped, carried in and placed in the room you choose. Within North East England we deliver ourselves, usually inside the week.
Yes. Viewings are by appointment in North East England, most days including weekends. Bring the room's measurements.
Ready for daily use unless the listing says otherwise. Every piece is checked before it is listed, photographed honestly with any wear shown, and sold with a written condition report. Anything repaired or replaced is stated plainly on the piece's page.
We do. If you have a piece by one of the designers of the last century, or think you might, send photographs through the selling page and we will come back with a view and, where it suits the collection, an offer.
The chair arrived exactly as described, and better than the photographs, which were the reason I rang. The paperwork that came with it answered every question I had.
They talked me out of the piece I wanted and into the piece the room needed. Right on both counts.
Solid, clean and honestly described. The condition report matched the piece down to the small marks it listed.
The concept of this chair was conceived in the United States by the designers Charles and Ray Eames and then manufactured in Germany, Switzerland and the USA. This version created by Modernica for Eames in Los Angeles, USA.