{"id":157761,"date":"2019-12-16T11:34:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T14:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/eames-soft-pad-chair\/design-history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:07:33","slug":"design-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/en\/corporate-solutions\/herman-miller\/seating\/eames-soft-pad-chair\/design-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Design history"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1741284033\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-94864115\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-639708417\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"box component section col-xs-12 even boxed initialized\">\n<div id=\"46793110\" class=\"component-content\">\n<div class=\"content paragraphSystem\">\n<div class=\"richText component section col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 first odd last richText-hero-text\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<div class=\"richText-content initialized\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-5 header-override\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"text-display-2\">A major technical achievement<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Aluminum Group chairs began as a challenge between legendary designers. Eero Saarinen and Alexander Girard were designing the home of industrialist J. Irwin Miller, founder of Cummins Engines, in Columbus, Indiana, USA. They sought a high-quality seat for outdoor use and asked Charles and Ray Eames to develop one. The Eameses accepted.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1741284033 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_111577072\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-1689233664\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-317088349\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1662260975\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-2-510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1662260975 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2065520081\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"box component section col-xs-12 odd boxed imageText background-accent-light-gray image-text-one-column initialized\">\n<div id=\"1450586458\" class=\"component-content\">\n<div class=\"content paragraphSystem\">\n<div class=\"richText component section col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-6 col-sm-offset-3 col-md-5 col-md-offset-1 col-lg-4 col-lg-offset-1 even last default-style\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<div class=\"richText-content initialized\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-5 header-override\"><strong><span class=\"text-display-3\">A challenge for the Eames team<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Known for their honest use of materials, the Eameses built their chairs with cast aluminum and a seat structure that supports stretched synthetic mesh. The suspension from the backrest to the seat was a major technical achievement and represented a shift from the concept of a chair as a solid structure <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_111577072 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1250611158\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-2110108125\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2132619106\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1910747257\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto2-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto2-1-510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto2-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1910747257 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1199662130\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"mb-5 header-override\"><strong><span class=\"text-display-3\">More luxury<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We began manufacturing the Aluminum Group chairs in 1958. In 1969, the Eameses expanded the original design by adding soft, individually upholstered cushions. They called them Soft Pad chairs. The chairs&#8217; clean lines, innovative use of materials, and suspension comfort have kept them among the most popular seating choices for offices and homes for over 50 years.   <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1250611158 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section bloco-1 dark\" id=\"section_353242257\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-321965213\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-981829307\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"mb-5 header-override\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"text-display-3\"><span class=\"text-white\"><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>The details are not just details; they make the product.<strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Charles and Ray Eames&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2059681002\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_287099986\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto-4-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto-4-5.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto-4-5-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto-4-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto-4-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto-4-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto-4-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_287099986 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_353242257 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1691048355\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-2086728622\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1860460775\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">A collection of tools to help you plan<\/h4>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1069384833\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1069384833 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/corporativo\/herman-miller\/assentos\/cadeira-eames-soft-pad\/recursos\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary\"  >\n    <span>Download resources<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1691048355 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":157702,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-157761","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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