Charles Eames and Ray Eames for Vitra

CHARLES EAMES (USA, 1907-1978) & RAY EAMES (USA, 1912-1988) for Vitra.
Rocking chair, model "RAR", designed in 1948. Produced in 2018.
White plastic, wire, Eiffel, in chromed steel and maple wood.
Presents manufacturer's stamp.
In good condition, presents very slight signs of use.
Measurements: 68 x 63 x 69 cm; 40 cm (seat height).
The RAR (Rocking Armchair Rod) is a rocking chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames. It is a variant of the iconic DSR (Dining Height Side Chair Rod Base) chair. This design is considered a classic in the history of modern furniture and is notable for the combination of a polypropylene or fiberglass shell with a metal rod base and wooden glides. The version with the metal rod base was first introduced at the Museum of Modern Art in 1948.
Charles and Ray Ames, a husband and wife artistic couple, worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film, and are responsible for numerous designs that have become 20th century classics. They were pioneers in the use of new techniques and materials such as fiberglass or plastic resin for the manufacture of chairs, and their creations can be seen in the Design Museum in London and the MoMA in New York, among many others.After the design crisis of the sixties, arising from the controversy over functionalism, in the seventies a pluralism of theories and methodologies of design arose, and thus the search for new and varied orientations that continues to this day. With the economies recovering from the devastation of World War II, new fun-seeking consumers emerged. On the other hand, the pop aesthetics that favored the disposable and the temporary led to a change in designers, many of whom surrendered to passing fashions and the market. During these years, designers became aware of their profession and, while architects discussed the validity of a style, designers thought about the oil crisis, the cost of plastics and society's interest in the environment. It was then that design became independent of architecture, resuming its social function and its relationship with industry.