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About this piece
The Aluminium Group was designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1958 and has been made by Herman Miller ever since. It began as outdoor seating for the J. Irwin Miller house in Columbus, Indiana, at the request of architect Eero Saarinen and designer Alexander Girard.
Instead of a padded shell, the seat is a single sling stretched between two aluminium side ribs, so it gives slightly under your weight. That is how the chair stays so slim.
This is the EA331 with arms, made in 2011, in ribbed black leather with a polished aluminium frame. It swivels on a five-star base with castors, at a fixed height with no tilt.
Condition
Pre-owned. Each chair varies slightly. Overall good used condition, with some minor scratches around the arms. See photos. Leather is a natural material, so variations in grain and colour and a gentle patina from use are part of its character.
Ideal for
Boardrooms, meeting rooms, executive offices and home offices.
- Width: 584 mm
- Depth: 584 mm
- Height: 857 mm
- Seat height: 464 mm
Manufacturer specifications, approximate.
Details ▾- Brand: Herman Miller
- Designers: Charles & Ray Eames
- Model: EA331, Aluminium Group management chair with arms
- Designed: 1958
- Year: 2011
- Upholstery: Black leather, ribbed
- Frame: Polished die-cast aluminium
- Function: Swivel, fixed height, no tilt
- Base: Polished aluminium, five-star, castors
- Brand & Designer
- Eames
- Color
- Black
- Style
- Mid-Century Modern
- Material
- Leather
- Condition
- Good
- Dimensions (cm)
- W 58.4D 58.4H 85.7
Design Story
Working from the United States from the 1940s onward, they approached design as a total system rather than isolated objects. Their work blended architecture, furniture, photography, film, and everyday life into one coherent vision.
They are best known for their long collaboration with Herman Miller, which helped bring their ideas into homes and offices worldwide. Together they created pieces that are still instantly recognisable today.
Among their most iconic designs is the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, a piece that combined plywood shell construction with luxurious comfort and became a global symbol of modern living. Earlier work like the LCW chair explored new ways of shaping wood into ergonomic forms, while their molded plastic chairs, including the DSW, brought accessible modern design into everyday dining rooms.
They also extended their thinking beyond furniture. The Eames House in California, part of the Case Study House program, shows their core philosophy clearly: modular structure, honest materials, and a deep respect for how people actually live.
The Eames legacy is not just a set of famous objects. It is a way of thinking about design as something that should be playful, useful, scalable, and deeply human at the same time.
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