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    • Handmade Fiberglass Study for Side Shell

    Working with fiberglass was a departure from Ray and Charles’s process of molding plywood. Fiberglass afforded all kinds of new design possibilities while also posing new challenges. The smooth surface on the front and the rough surface on the back indicates that this shell was made by hand.

    Artifact
    2019.2.267
    Material
    Fiberglass
    Artists / Designers
    Charles Eames, Ray Eames
    Dimensions
    18 × 18 × 18 in
    45.7 × 45.7 × 45.7 cm
    Design Date
    1952
    Date
    1951