Despite the 1945 prototypes having a wonderful aesthetic beauty it.
Eames elephant wood.
To commemorate this anniversary vitra is launching a special series in grey stained wood bringing the intricately produced collector s item even closer to its.
After a limited edition in 2007 vitra launched serial production of the eames elephant in wood for the very first time in 2018.
This includes herman miller products finished with wood veneer or recut wood veneer except the oiled eames lounge chair and ottoman with rosewood oiled walnut or oiled santos palisander veneer unless specifically noted.
In the early 1940s charles and ray eames spent several years developing and refining a technique for moulding plywood into three dimensional shapes creating a series of furniture items and sculptures in the process.
However this piece never went into production.
The plywood elephant was designed in 1945 as a playful offshoot of their molded plywood experiments.
A delightful object for adults and children alike the eames elephant 1945 developed out of the eameses fascination with elephants.
Charles and ray eames developed a toy elephant made of plywood in 1945.
The eames elephant was part of a group of plywood animals designed in 1945 as part of the experiment into the use of the material in collaboration with the evans molded plywood division.
One prototype was shown at the museum of modern art in new york in 1946 and still survives in the eames family archives today.
Normal cleaning dust regularly with a slightly damp soft lint free cloth.
Now in 2020 the eames elephant will be 75 years old.
The designs and fabrications were made in conjunction with other children s plywood products including the nested chair table and stool.