The Plastic Chairs RE by Charles and Ray Eames were the very first chairs to be developed out of plastic for industrial production. Their organically shaped seat shells can be combined with a variety of different bases and are today manufactured by Vitra from recycled plastic. They are also optionally available with a seat cushion or full upholstery. With the Eames Plastic Stools RE, the black or chrome-plated four-legged base with a footrest comes in a choice of two heights: medium for standard kitchen counters and high for standing-height tables.
Post-consumer plastic refers to plastic material, often single-use waste disposed of by consumer households and then transformed into a new product. Post-consumer plastics used by Vitra were originally manufactured into packaging for products purchased by consumers and later collected via Germany’s ‘Yellow Bag’ system before being reprocessed into new raw material.
The most of the best to the greatest number of people for the least. with these words, Charles and Ray Eames described one of their main goals as furniture designers. The design that most fully embodied this ideal was the Plastic Chair. For years, the designer couple explored the fundamental idea of a one-piece seat shell moulded to fit the contours of the human body.