- Designer
- Charles Eames
United States, active United States, California, Venice, 1907-1978 - Designer
- Ray Eames
United States, active United States, California, Venice, 1912-1988 - Design Firm
- Eames Office
United States, California, Venice, 1941-1988 - Title
- DCW (Dining Chair Wood)
- Date Made
- 1946-1949
- Medium
- Rosewood, rubber, steel
- Dimensions
- 29 x 19 1/2 x 22 in. (73.66 x 49.53 x 55.88 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.2008.290.3
- Collecting Area
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Curatorial Notes
After World War II Charles and Ray Eames returned to their original goal of mass-producing molded-plywood furniture. The line featured rubber shock mounts that absorbed vibration and distributed stress, creating a very comfortable chair without the need for upholstery. DCWs were usually made of relatively inexpensive ash or birch—this chair’s exotic rosewood veneer makes it a rare iteration of a familiar form.
(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
- Selected Bibliography
- Tigerman, Bobbye, and Monica Obniski. Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.
- Selected Exhibition History
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
