In the early 1940s, when Charles Eames was working on MGM set designs, he would return to the small apartment where he and his wife, Ray-using thin sheets of wood veneer and bicycle pumps as compressors-were experimenting with wood-molding techniques that would have profound effects on the world of design. Their discoveries led to a commission from the U.S. Navy in 1942 to develop molded plywood splints, stretchers, and glider shells, the precursors of many revered designs-including this plywood side chair. Designed to fit the contours of the human body, it's comfortable, practical, and lightweight. Boldly innovative when it was introduced in 1946, this chair was immediately acclaimed, and Herman Miller has been offering it ever since.

Natural face veneers and maple inner plies. Four-leg base with self-leveling nylon glides. Ebony and Natural Cherry options are stain on maple veneer; inner plies are not as visible. Finish 11 is red stain on birch veneer allowing the grain to show through; inner plys are visible. Natural variations in wood grain may affect the appearance of the stain.

Herman Miller updated the existing finishes. The Eames Molded Plywood chair is now available in two new base finish options—a sophisticated black matte and an environmentally friendlier trivalent chrome.

Item		Description		Highbrow price
DCM.9N		eamesŪ dining chair metal, santos palisander		$878
DCM.A2		eamesŪ dining chair metal, white ash		$708
DCM.CX		eamesŪ dining chair metal, light cherry		$633
DCM.EN		eamesŪ dining chair metal, ebony paint		$708
DCM.OU		eamesŪ dining chair metal, walnut		$599
aniline stain finish
DCM.11		eamesŪ dining chair metal, red stain		$708