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EAMES ETR–A COFFEE TABLE YOU CAN TRANSPORT IN YOUR CONVERTIBLE

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EAMES ETR–A COFFEE TABLE YOU CAN TRANSPORT IN YOUR CONVERTIBLE

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  1. EAMES ETR–A COFFEE TABLE YOU CAN TRANSPORT IN YOUR CONVERTIBLE Charles and Ray Eames considered many factors when they designed products. One of the most interesting examples of their commitment to thinking about every aspect of how their designs would be used is the ETR, the elliptical coffee table. Friends of Charles and Ray have suggested that they may have gotten the idea of the shape of the ETR from visits to the beach near their home in the Pacific Palisades. After all, they lived close to the surf culture of Santa Monica, and the ETR top does resemble a surfboard.

  2. But it minimizes the significance of this table to simply regard it for its appearance. The ETR is another example of the Eames “systems” approach to furniture. By taking a “systems” approach, Charles and Ray made goods available at lower prices; the standardized parts of each system means savings in manufacturing— savings which are passed along to the consumer. The ETR base is the same base as Charles and Ray designed for the ETR , a much smaller table. In this vintage Herman Miller catalog schematic, you'll see the connection between the 2 Eames tables.

  3. Long really means long within the case of the ETR. It clocks in at a whopping 89 1/4 inches. That’s almost 7 and 1/2 feet long, long enough that famed basketball star Yao Ming (7 feet, 4 inches) could lay down thereon . it'll hold tons of books and vases of flowers, or an NBA player trying to find an area to rest. But because it’s slightly below 30 inches wide, it doesn’t overwhelm an area . Yet, and here’s the gorgeous part: it weighs only 45 pounds. That’s about an equivalent as a mean five-year-old child weighs or two high chairs for said child. It’s radius edges mean that it’s less likely that you’ll bang your shins thereon than you would possibly on a right-angled table. And, as you'll see within the pictures below, if and when necessary, you'll take it across town in your convertible. One day within the early 1960s, Eames office member Deborah Sussman (dressed in red) and an as-of-yet-unidentified helper, were asked to require an ETR to the Herman Miller showroom across town. That Deborah was driving a small 1959 Austin Healey didn’t pose a drag , because the ultra-long ETR is lightweight yet sturdy. Learn more.

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