Skip to main content

    • Front view of an Eames DSS Side Shell chair made of black fiberglass with a steel base is stackable up to 14 chairs.

    DSS

    This DSS model became very popular for schools and auditoriums because they could be stacked for storage and the interlocking side brackets used to create long, orderly rows of chairs. DSS stands for Dining (height) Side (chair) Stacking (base).

    “Summit Prime” is stamped in black ink on the underside of the shell. An embossed Herman Miller logo and word mark and “412072” printed in black ink appear below.

    Artifact
    2019.17.1
    Materials
    Fiberglass, steel
    Artists / Designers
    Charles Eames, Ray Eames
    Manufacturer
    Herman Miller, Inc. (American, founded 1923)
    Dimensions
    32 × 23 ½ × 21 in / 81.28 × 59.69 × 53.34 cm
    Design Date
    1955
    Date
    1955