Designed by Charles and Ray Eames
Eames Rectangular Coffee Table
Eames Rectangular Coffee Table
The vision of Charles and Ray Eames to continually explore, refine and discover is reflected in the Eames Rectangular Coffee Table, which features a new rectangular shape for their well-known moulded plywood coffee table design.
The table’s legs are shaped by the technique that the duo invented to mould lightweight plywood veneer into gentle curves. Available in white laminate, walnut, ebony or white ash, the design offers clean lines and elegant simplicity. In form and spirit, it brings beauty and usefulness to any living, working or lounging environment.
Like many designs by Charles and Ray Eames, the Eames Moulded Plywood Family is the product of a philosophy that views design as an ongoing journey of evolution, insight and delight. For the designers, everything was a process and an exploration. When they married and began working together in the 1940s, their path led them to explore seating solutions crafted from one piece of material: a curved, single-shell form in which the seat and back are one.
In the process of realising that form, they invented a breakthrough plywood-moulding process. Sculpting a seat and back to fit the contours of the human body, while using relatively inexpensive materials and mass production, Charles and Ray created an inviting, innovative seat of unlikely comfort. Soon after, coffee tables and a folding screen joined the furniture family.