The RAR Rocker by Charles and Ray Eames 1950
Modern Furniture Profile
The RAR Rocker is one of a group of Plastic Armchairs which were developed between 1950 and 1953 by Charles and Ray Eames with Zenith Plastics of California.
There were over fifteen variations including the DAR dining chair, the LAR lounge chair and a swiveling version on castors.
The seats were made from molded fiberglass reinforced plastic on a steel rod base attached to solid wood rockers.
The original chair shells were available in gray, gray green and beige, then later upholstered versions and more colors were introduced.
This beats the old wooden turned colonial rocking chair hands down, with it’s sleek curvaceous lines it is modern furniture design at it’s best, this chair is ideal for any children’s room, front porch, offices, living rooms and bedrooms.
It is now in production by Herman Miller Inc. You can still buy this timeless design.
More Charles and Ray Eames Furniture Profiled here
Storage Unit A great way to keep your office tidy, a compartment for everything.
Walnut Stools Glorious color in walnut timber provides a wonderful medium for the lathed stool design.
LCM Chair The simple form of this chair makes the classic design timeless.
LCW Chair Unusual in it’s form it is comfortable and still a fashionable piece of furniture for the living room.
Plywood Table Popular design as it is versatile an in it’s function, able to fit into most environments, residential or commercial, modern or traditional.
Elliptical Table Looks like a surf board on legs.
About the Designer – Charles Learn more about the designer and his creative design concepts using laminated timber.
About the Designer – Ray Learn more about this creative woman and her successful design partnership with her husband Charles.
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