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Since the mid 1950s, when Charles and Ray Eames fostered their Plastic Chairs, these furnishings have become icons of American mid-century modernism.‎ specifically, the DAR chair (Dining Height Armchair Rod Base) stands out as an incomparable classic design consolidating light, exquisite forms with structural strength in the complex steel wire construction of its ‘Eiffel Tower’ base.‎ Material description – Seat shell: colored through polypropylene.‎ All models are accessible with a seat cushion (screwed to the seat shell) or full upholstery.‎ The completely upholstered version has shaped polyurethane froth cushioning canvassed in fabric, connected to the shell with a welted edge.‎ Different shell and upholstery colors and various bases give a huge number of possible combinations.‎ – Options: the Eames Plastic Chair is accessible as a visitor chair, eating chair, rocker, swivel chair or in stacking versions and with ganging brackets for line seating.‎ Beam-mounted shells are suited for use in waiting areas.‎ Base: wire base with cross struts, chromed or powder-covered finish.‎ The powder-covered version is suitable for outside use.‎ (DAR = Dining – Height Armchair Rod Base) – Note: special additives hinder the blurring of colors because of UV radiation.‎ However, if the chair is exposed to sunlight for delayed periods, the shading might change over time.‎ We prescribe restricted exposure to sunlight.‎ ‘Getting the most of the best to the greatest number of individuals for the least’: with these words, Charles and Ray Eames described one of their principle goals as furniture designers.‎ None of their different designs verge on accomplishing this ideal as the Plastic Chairs.‎ For years, the designer couple investigated the major thought of a one-piece seat shell shaped to fit the contours of the human body.‎ After experiments with pressed wood and sheet aluminum during the 1940s produce unsatisfactory results, their search for elective materials drove them to glass-fiber built up polyester resin.‎ The Eameses perceived and completely took advantage of the advantages of the material: mouldability, unbending nature, pleasant material qualities, suitability for industrial assembling methods.‎ With this material, which was previously obscure in the furniture industry, they successfully fostered the shell designs for serial production.‎ After their introduction for the ‘Minimal price Furniture Design’ rivalry coordinated by the Museum of Modern Art in 1948, the Plastic Armchair (A-shell) and Plastic Side Chair (S-shell) were dispatched available in 1950 as the absolute first mass-delivered plastic chairs in the history of furniture.‎ The Eames Plastic Chairs also presented another furniture typology that has since become widespread: the multifunctional chair whose shell can be gotten together with a wide range of bases to serve diverse purposes.‎ As ahead of schedule as 1950, Charles and Ray Eames presented a series of bases that empowered various sitting positions.‎ An especially striking model is the so-called Eiffel Tower base – a perplexing and effortless design made of steel wire that matchlessly combines light, rich forms with structural strength.‎ Today Vitra manufactures the agreeable seat shells of the Eames Plastic Chairs in polypropylene, while those of the Eames Fiberglass Chairs are created in glass-fiber supported polyester resin.‎ There is also a wide selection of bases and shell colors, alongside upholstery options for some models.‎ This allows customers to specify countless various combinations and to use the chairs in the widest scope of settings – from lounge areas, parlors and work spaces to office workspaces and gathering rooms; from restaurants and cafés to break rooms and cafeterias; from waiting areas and auditoriums to terraces and gardens.‎ In 2016, Vitra added about 20 mm to the base stature of the Eames Plastic Chairs DSX, DAX, DSR, DAR, DSW and DAW while adjusting the seat math accordingly.‎