
Wire Shell
Ray and Charles were inspired to use steel wire to create a chair by observing the way wire was welded and bent to manufacture items like sturdy and lightweight baskets and shopping carts. The shell supports a removable upholstered pad, which came in two forms, one piece and two piece, the so-called “Bikini Pad.” The Wire Shell was developed after the fiberglass Armchair but before the fiberglass Side Chair.
- Artifact
- 2019.2.7
- Material
- Steel wire
- Artists / Designers
- Charles Eames, Ray Eames
- Manufacturer
- Herman Miller, Inc. (American, founded 1923)
- Dimensions
- 18 × 19 × 21 in / 45.72 × 48.26 × 53.34 cm
- Design Date
- 1951
- Date
- 1951