{"id":157787,"date":"2019-12-16T11:22:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T14:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/eames-aluminum-group-chair\/design-history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:07:37","slug":"design-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/en\/corporate-solutions\/herman-miller\/seating\/eames-aluminum-group-chair\/design-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Design history"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1996862102\">\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-1282415366\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1089162042\" 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<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 among legendary designers. Eero Saarinen and Alexander Girard were designing the home of industrialist J. Irwin Miller in Columbus, Indiana, USA. They sought a high-quality seat for outdoor use and asked Charles and Ray Eames to develop one.  <\/p>\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_1996862102 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1032013049\">\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\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_31164682\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-1-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto1-1-1536x864.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_31164682 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1032013049 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_828565617\">\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-1049643514\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1778434838\" 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_135852465\">\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.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto2-510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto2-300x225.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_135852465 {\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-533574734\" 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<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 backrest to seat was a major technical achievement and represented a shift from the concept of a chair as a solid structure. <\/p>\n<p>These chairs evolved into the Aluminum Group, which began production in 1958. Although they are constantly in demand, the line has changed and expanded considerably in recent years. The original mesh for outdoor use was discontinued, along with the 4-star base and painted arms of the early designs.  <\/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_828565617 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1881325002\">\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-500832909\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-982613529\" 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_797540783\">\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\/foto3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto3-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/foto3-1536x864.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_797540783 {\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-1791571857\" 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<p>In 2001, we introduced a new mesh material for the Aluminum Group. Called Cygnus, it is similar to the Pellicle fabric of the Aeron chair in its ventilation and translucency qualities. The lounge chair and side chair models are once again available on the 4-star base, a look especially appropriate for residences.  <\/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_1881325002 {\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_223994162\">\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-1895972104\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-692835018\" 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-white\"><span class=\"text-display-3\">&#8220;Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Designed by Charles and Ray Eames<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-406531969\" 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_446569861\">\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_446569861 {\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_223994162 {\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_879013079\">\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-595555246\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-863024030\" 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-1390763157\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1390763157 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/design.novoambiente.com\/en\/eames-aluminum-group-chair\/resources\/\" 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_879013079 {\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":157696,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-157787","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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