FIRST GENERATION EAMES ZENITH ROPE-EDGE ‘LAX’ LOUNGE CHAIR

An early first-generation LAX armchair in near-mint condition. The elephant-hide gray fiberglass shell sits atop a lounge X-base and retains its iconic, full-checkerboard label. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames for HERMAN MILLER, 1950-53. CHARLES & RAY EAMES were a married team of industrial designers whose creativity and drive helped shape America's 20th century. Their lives and work represent many of the defining developments of the period: the West Coast's coming-of-age, the shift away from manufacturing towards the production of information, and the global reach of American culture. The Eameses saw modern design as an agent of social change; their evolution from furniture designers to cultural ambassadors speaks not only to their boundless talent but also to an overlap between their interests and the national agenda. In an era of uniquely shared objectives, they partnered with both the federal government and top businesses to lead the charge to modernize post-war America. (No