Watch the story behind the Eames Aluminium Chair

The Eames Aluminium Group Chair is one of the great furniture designs of the 20th century. Charles & Ray Eames conceived and developed this chair in 1958 for the private residence of an art collector. For its construction, the designer duo departed from the principle of the seat shell, instead stretching a panel of fabric or leather between two aluminium sides to create a taut but elastic seat. The chair adapts to the body of the sitter and is exceedingly comfortable, even without elaborate upholstery.