vintage finds for a modern world: mr. & mrs. eames.
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i love a eames rocker probably more than any chair ever designed – it’s comfy and a classic. i could have one in an assortment of colors, and display them proudly as a collection, just like this set of rockers above. i went on a hunt for the the mid-century modern treasure designed by husband & wife duo ray and charles eames, and found a variety of their chairs in yummy rainbow colors. if you love a good eames rar rocker, some good sources for these are modernica (one of my lovely sponsors), modern seed, hive modern, sparkability, and dwr, as well as secondhand finds of the originals on ebay, and even craigslist.
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Love this collection of RAR photos!! It’s nice to see what people pair up with their chairs..
So cool. I love rocking chairs
I love Modern Seed’s image: the rockers all cry out for a book and a foot dangling lazily in mid air!
I really, really want an Eames rocker…I check Craigslist every day looking for one, and a pair of teak lounge chairs. I really have an obsession with chairs from that era!
Perfect timing, buying one for my bedroom and now I don’t have to search. Thanks!
dallas
http://dillydallas.blogspot.com
i love how these chairs are like rocking chairs! cool fun colors too!
Pink! I’ve never seen it in pink – nice! I really like the dark metal vs. the silver metal. Nice collection of photos!
I am quite fond of the “junior” rocker from Modern Seed…perhaps one day I will need to buy one!
Great round-up today! :)
Wow, I can’t wait to just have space for one rocker, but a colorful collection! I have something new to aspire to…
Reminds me of my design classes… how to bring together technology and design, it was rather nice.
So perfect! I love these chairs! The rocker is my fav!
Beautiful images, I love the colors. Ironically, I just wrote a blog entry about the Eames design process, with the most interesting original drawings by Ray and Charles….
http://designfixation.blogspot.com/2010/02/eames-drawings.html
I can’t tell you how chuffed I am to see the image of my Eames rocker on one of my favourite blogs…today is a good day! Thank you so much Victoria. I’m mortified about the old blue carpet in the pic though, thankfully it’s long gone by now!
oh this post have me postively drawling, how i love a good eames rocker and all these examples above are wonderful eye candy to look at whilst drinking my morning cuppa :)
paula @ mabel & violet, i didn’t even notice your carpet, so busy was i admiring your rocker :)
i feel the same about my carpet, just counting the days till it’s out of here!!!
having scrolled up and drawled some more, i have to say that lovely bluey rocker inbetween it’s friends in the top picture truly is a ‘peachy’ looking thing :)
I love eames rockers. and is it just me or in that first photo is the yellow one covered in fabric? it looks like terry cloth, which if it is then I want it all the more!
paula & mabel – ha! i thought it was a concrete floor. tricked us!
lili – i think it’s covered in vinyl, as some of them are.
i love these two…i love my white one, but dream of a black one, too!
oh how i love that rocker. it comes into my dreams often. thanks for the eye candy :)
I’ve melted into a heap on the floor. I love those chairs and pillows. Is that a cappuccino on the table? I love this post! Thank you :)
Such sweet little chairs, I adore all the colors!
.honeyhuckabee
so lovely, I would love one to rock away all my worried with.
this post made my day. i LOVE these lovelies!
we want one so bad, we even named our blog after the eames rocker!
such pretty pictures, too!
Love the Eames Rar Rocker! Great collection of photos.
Caroline
http://www.redglassesblog.com/
my favourite chair, ever.
just a wonderful selection!thanks. your Blog’s very nice.
i love this chair more than most things in life. thank you for blogging about it. <3
I am the proud owner of an original mustard yellow Eames RAR. I’m proud because it has been in my family since before I was born. My Mom used to rock me to sleep in it when I was a baby. (I’m 43 now….Gulp) What a great post. I stumbled upon it while googling in an attempt to show my husband that the chair is special. :) I’m afraid his next question is going to be, “how much is it worth?” :/
paisleygirl – you might check ebay because they seem to range in price, but somewhere starting around $400+ I would think. That’s just a guess though!
I love the blue-ish chair in the middle of the first picture! I’ve been looking for that color everywhere. Does anyone know the name of that color? I can’t find it anywhere.
sorry kim, i do not. but it is a beauty!