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Charles Eames, designer

ESU (Eames Storage Unit) (model 270-C), 1950

Description

Maker

  • Charles Eames, 1907-1978, American, designer
  • Ray Eames, 1912-1988, American, designer
  • Herman Miller Furniture Co., 1923-present, American, manufacturer

Title

ESU (Eames Storage Unit) (model 270-C)

Year

1950

Medium

Steel, plywood, plastic, paint, and brass casters

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • plywood,
  • plastic,
  • paint,
  • brass (alloy),
  • brass (alloy),
  • steel

Dimensions

59.7 x 61 x 40.6 cm (23 1/2 x 24 x 16 inches)

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of Samuel Cate

Object Number

1999.86

Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 13

Storage
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Zig-Zag Chairs and Wobbly Mirrors

February 7 - April 27, 2003

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is ESU (Eames Storage Unit) (model 270-C) with the accession number of 1999.86. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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