Charles and Ray Eames designed their lounge chair and ottoman for Herman Miller in 1956, and the couple’s masterpiece became an instant classic of midcentury design as models 670 and 671.

‘We challenged ourselves with what we could do,’ says creative designer Aleck Jones. ‘We looked at about ten different material approaches for the chair.’ The jumping off point was the 1956 Eames ...

They’d already collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames, the California-based designer ... the now-iconic Lounge Chair Wood or the LCW. $1195.00, Design Within Reach Using a homemade machine ...