Eames Walnut Stool

Are they really stools? Places to sit? Are they tables? Plant stands? Accent pieces for homes, offices, lobbies? Yes. They've been called abstract chess pieces. Well, no.

These Herman Miller® stools designed by Charles and Ray Eames can be used anywhere, alone or in groups, and are beautifully versatile. The center section of the Eames walnut stool is done in three distinctively shaped profiles. Choose the one you like, or choose two or three - the same or different. Each stool is made of turned walnut; pick it up - you can tell instantly that it's solid wood. You can turn the stools over. Both surfaces are concave.

At the time it was built in 1959, the Time-Life Building was the largest slab-formed skyscraper in New York. It was a modern marvel, featuring an ultra-modern lobby with murals by Joseph Albers and Fritz Glarner. In 1960, Ray Eames was asked to design occasional pieces for that lobby to accompany chairs designed by her husband, Charles. Trained as a sculptor, Eames created the walnut stools, which became her favorite seats and were scattered all over the Pacific Palisades home she shared with Charles.

• Lathed from solid walnut
• Sculptural shape
• Concave top and bottom surfaces
• Choice of three central shapes
• Rich grain pattern

Dimensions: 15"h, top diameter 13", bottom diameter 11"

Made in the USA by Herman Miller