Herman Miller Black Metal Accent Chair

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Seller's Notes:Herman Miller 1953 Ray & Charles Eames PKW-2 Pivoting (swivel 360 degrees) Black Wire Chair, with Wood Legs Base. This chair belongs in a museum. Fully intact, with a nice patina, it is missing the Bikini cover; otherwise, it would retail for over $6800.00. We are slightly negotiable; however, it is so rare to find an intact Pivoting Bikini chair. Wood legs, all original, with four acrylic amber foot pegs. The swivel pivot is perfectly smooth in full rotation. It's simply an amazing find! - Eames‘ chairs are so common and widespread today that you’ve actually seen them far too often. But there are some versions that are a bit more special, making them collector’s items. for example, these Ray & Charles Eames side chairs‚ PKW-2, meaning a pivoting, k-wire chair on a wooden base. Version 1 would be a fully covered seat; version 2 is the cut-out „bikini“ cover, where you can see the wire-mesh construction. This is also known as a ‚bikini swivel wire chair‘. Here we have a black and a white one. We understood they were imported from the United States as a pair to Europe, but then sold on to different customers. Years ago, we bought the white one as the first piece in our Eames-1st-generations-collection. By chance or serendipity, we were now able to find and buy the black one also and thus reunite the pair. together, they make impressive and scarce art objects to grace any collection of early- to midcentury design. Interestingly, the dowel-leg version was discontinued after 1954: the open ball-bearing connection and the elegant thin wooden legs weren’t very practical. weight and power, when swivelling, sometimes resulted in cracks or breakage. (That’s why we wouldn’t recommend them for use as a kitchen chair, maybe.) They are functional, showing a wonderful patina, and are great pieces to admire and to understand the thinking behind the design. set of 2 side chairs, model pkw-2, swivel dowel-base 1 white powder-coated wire-shell, cognac-coloured leather bikini cover 1 black powder-coated wire-shell, cognac-coloured leather bikini cover (slightly different color due to fading) produced by Herman Miller Inc., Zeeland, MI, CA. 1950/1951

Experiments in bent and welded wire in the 1950s led Charles and Ray Eames to design a wire version of their single-shell form. Sturdy but lightweight, Eames Wire Chairs are available in powdercoat finishes that are suitable for outdoor use. This classic form continues to be versatile and adaptable to a range of spaces.

Brand: Herman Miller

Collection: Herman Miller 1953 Ray & Charles Eames PKW-2

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