Charles and Ray Eames FSW 8 Panel Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Birch Plywood and canvas screen Early production Original finish.
Vintage 1940s American Screens and Room Dividers
Birch
Charles and Ray Eames FSW 8 Panel Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Birch Plywood and canvas screen Early production Original finish.
Birch
Eames FSW-6 Folding Screen Room Divider for Herman Miller, 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
An early molded plywood screen divider in calico ash, designed by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured by Herman Miller. The screen's ingenious design allows it to be formed into a vari...
Birch, Plywood
Eames for Herman Miller FSW-10 Folding Screen
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames’ iconic folding screen, FSW-10, for Herman Miller takes the inspiration for its undulating shape from the folds of heavy drapery.
Canvas, Maple, Plywood
Half Size Wood Screen Model #FSW-8 By Charles and Ray Eames c. 1952
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ash wood half size screen featuring eight segments with canvas partitions by Charles and Ray Eames c. 1952. The dimensions listed reflect each individual panel with the depth measuri...
Canvas, Wood
Price Upon Request
Half-Size FSW-6 Screen by Charles and Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Half-size FSW-6 screen in ash plywood and canvas. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller, Zeeland, MI, circa 1948.
Canvas, Plywood
Charles Eames FSW-6 Rosewood Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ray & Charles Eames FSW-6 Rosewood screen manufactured by Herman Miller.
Canvas, Rosewood
Charles & Ray Eames Fsw-6 Folding Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles & Ray Eames FSW-6 folding screen for Herman Miller with six-panels made out of molded plywood.
Walnut, Plywood
Early Six-Panel Eames FSW Folding Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Early Charles and Ray Eames FSW folding screen, circa late 1940s. This six-panel example is hinged in canvas and executed in birch.
Birch, Canvas
Folding Screen by Charles & Ray Eames 'FSW-6'
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Long Island City, NY
Folding Screen by Charles & Ray Eames (FSW-6 ) for Herman Miller with six-panels made out of molded plywood.
Plywood
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H 68 in W 59 in D 2 in
Folding Screen by Charles & Ray Eames (FSW-6) for Herman Miller with six-panels
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Long Island City, NY
Folding Screen by Charles & Ray Eames (FSW-6) for Herman Miller with six-panels made out of molded plywood.
Canvas, Plywood
Eames "FSW-6" Folding Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller , USA circa 1949 . A nice early 6 panel folding screen from the 1950's in great shape , canvas joins are in great shape and the wood has a lov...
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H 67.72 in W 59.06 in D 2.96 in
Folding Screen by Charles & Ray Eames (FSW-6) for Herman Miller Birch Wood
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
The FSW, as part of the plywood furniture group, was released alongside famous eames chairs such as the DCM and LCW, and tables including the DTM and DTW.
Plywood
Early Charles and Ray Eames “FSW-6”
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1940s, maple - great vintage condition
Maple
Charles and Ray Eames FSW-6 Folding Screen in Ebony
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Undulating 6-panel folding screen designed by Charles and Ray Eames with sections in molded plywood with ash veneer in an ebony finish. We believe this example dates to the 1990s whe...
Canvas, Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames FSW-6 Folding Plywood Screen in Ash
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Mateo, CA
Folding molded plywood screen by Charles and Ray Eames. This screen is a golden ash and is a 1990's vintage. The screen can be folded down to 10 inches wide for moving and storage. T...
Ash, Plywood
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H 67.72 in W 59.06 in D 6.7 in
Charles and Ray Eames; Vintage FSW-6 Room Screen, Early Production, 1946
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Charles and Ray Eames FSW-6 folding room screen, designed in 1946.
Wood
Eames for Herman Miller Privacy Screen FSW-6 in Golden Ash
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
A second gen vintage Eames FSW-6 Privacy Screen in Golden Ash, excellent graining showing throughout.
Rosewood, Plywood, Ash
Eames Screen FSW-6 in Cherry Wood
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
Newer edition of the Eames folding screen (FSW-6) in cherry wood, circa 1990s.
Plywood
EAMES FOLDING SCREEN : FSW - 8
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
This Eames eight-panel screen is a museum example in fantastic unused condition.
This famous design is both a practical and beautiful sculptural object. The eight sections of ...
Canvas
Eames for Herman Miller FSW-6 Folding Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames’ iconic folding screen, FSW-6, for Herman Miller takes the inspiration for its undulating shape from the folds of heavy drapery.
Teak, Plywood
Eames for Herman Miller FSW-6 Folding Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames’ iconic folding screen, FSW-6, for Herman Miller takes the inspiration for its undulating shape from the folds of heavy drapery.
Maple, Plywood
Eames Plywood FSW-6 Folding Screen / Room Divider Circa 2010s
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames, Ray Eames
Located in Peabody, MA
A molded ash plywood folding screen /room divider, the "FSW-6", originally designed in the 1940s by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Canvas, Ash, Plywood
Eames for Herman Miller FSW-6 Black Folding Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames’ iconic folding screen, FSW-6, for Herman Miller takes the inspiration for its undulating shape from the folds of heavy drapery.
Maple, Plywood
2 Eames Herman Miller Ash FSW-6 Panel Screen Room Divider
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eames Herman Miller ash six-panel screen. In good condition, with some wear, some nicks and a few (5 or 6 on each one) veneer chips (see pics). They show very well! 60"wide 68"high, ...
Ash
Eames for Herman Miller FSW-6 Folding Screen Room Divider, 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
An early molded plywood screen divider in calico ash, designed by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured by Herman Miller. The screen's ingenious design allows it to be formed into a vari...
Plywood
Eames 6 -pANEL Plywood Folding Screen FSW-6 , Stunning Custom White Ash
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Eames 6 -pANEL Plywood Folding Screen FSW-6 , Stunning Custom White Ash...
Fabric, Plywood
Rosewood FSW-6 Screen by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames’ iconic folding screen for Herman Miller, seen here in rosewood. The undulating design is composed of articulated panels of curved rosewood, joined by a supple ...
Rosewood
Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra Plywood 8-Section Folding Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Rochester, England
Originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1946, the FSW Folding Screen is an iconic piece of mid-century design.
Birch, Plywood
Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra Plywood 8 Sections Folding Screen
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Rochester, England
Originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1946, the FSW Folding Screen is an iconic piece of mid-century design.
Plywood, Birch
Ash Folding Screen by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames’ iconic folding screen, FSW-6, for Herman Miller takes the inspiration for its undulating shape from the folds of heavy drapery.
Ash
Ash Folding Screen by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ray and Charles Eames’ iconic folding screen, FSW-6, for Herman Miller takes the inspiration for its undulating shape from the folds of heavy drapery.
Ash
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H 68 in W 58 in D 6 in
Charles and Ray Eames Plywood Folding Screen / Divider, , F S 6, , , Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning vintage plywood divider by Charles and Ray Eames, for Herman Miller. Model “FSW-6” (folding screen wood) was designed and released to market in 1946.
Fabric, Plywood
Eames FSW-6 Molded Plywood Folding Screen, Circa 1950
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Rochester, NY
Eames FSW-6 molded plywood folding screen ( six panel screen ) in birch veneer.
Canvas, Cotton, Birch, Plywood
Herman Miller Eames Fsw-6 Room Divider
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Folding Screen Wood in walnut by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Walnut
Charles & Ray Eames FSW-6 folding screen for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Skokie, IL
Stunning vintage plywood divider by Charles and Ray Eames, for Herman Miller. Model “FSW-6” (folding screen wood) was designed and released to market in 1946.
Plywood
Eames for Herman Miller Privacy Screen FSW-6 in Golden Ash
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
A second gen vintage Eames FSW-6 Privacy Screen in Golden Ash, excellent graining showing throughout with very little wear.
Ash, Rosewood, Plywood
Eames for Herman Miller Privacy Screen FSW-6 in Golden Ash
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
A second generation vintage Eames FSW-6 privacy screen in golden ash, excellent graining showing throughout with minimal wear.
Ash, Plywood
Eames for Herman Miller Privacy Screen FSW-6 in Golden Ash
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
A second generation vintage Eames FSW-6 privacy screen in golden ash, excellent graining showing throughout with minimal wear.
Ash, Plywood
Early Eames Screen Room Divider FSW-6 Custom Order in Rosewood
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
An extremely rare first generation Eames FSW-6 privacy screen, custom ordered in Rosewood Veneer at 61 inch height, with cotton fabric connector in good condition, no tears, only fra...
Plywood, Rosewood
Early Rare Eames Screen Room Divider FSW-6 in Rosewood
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
An extremely rare first generation Eames FSW-6 privacy screen, in Rosewood Veneer at 68 height, with cotton fabric connector in good condition, no tears, fraying at the end.
Rosewood, Plywood
Rare Rosewood Eames Screen FSW-6
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
Limited edition of the Eames folding screen (FSW-6) in rosewood, numbered 155/500.
Plywood, Rosewood
Eames Rosewood Screen/Room Divider FSW-6 1996 edition
By Charles Eames
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Limited edition of the Eames folding screen (FSW-6) in rosewood, numbered 107/500.
Rosewood
Eames Rosewood Screen/Room Divider FSW-6 1996 edition
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
Limited edition of the Eames folding screen (FSW-6) in rosewood, numbered 322/500.
Rosewood, Plywood
Rare Ten-Panel Eames Folding Screen ‘FSW-10’ in Teak
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Kansas City, MO
Molded plywood folding screen designed by Charles and Ray Eames, 1948. Eames folding screens were offered in six, eight and ten panel sizes. This rare and stunning example is made of...
Canvas, Teak
Original 1950s Eames for Herman Miller FSW-6 Folding Screen Room Divider
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early molded plywood screen divider in calico ash, designed by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured by Herman Miller. The screen's ingenious design allows it to be formed into a vari...
Ash
Rare Ten-Panel Eames Folding Screen FSW-10 in Teak for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Kansas City, MO
Molded plywood folding screen designed by Charles and Ray Eames, 1948. Eames folding screens were offered in six, eight and ten-panel sizes. This is the very rare version made of te...
Canvas, Teak
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H 72 in W 120 in D 25 in
Ten-Panel Eames Folding Screen, FSW-10, in Teak for Herman Miller, Very Rare
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Kansas City, MO
Extremely rare, original molded plywood folding screen designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1948. Eames folding screens were offered in six, eight and ten-panel sizes...
Canvas, Teak
Vintage Plywood Screen or Divider by Charles and Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Round Rock, TX
Stunning vintage plywood divider by Charles and Ray Eames, for Herman Miller. Model “FSW-6” (folding screen wood) was designed and released to market in 1946.
Canvas, Wood, Ash
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H 68 in W 60 in D 5 in
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Plywood Folding Screen Ash Veneer 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Cathedral City, CA
There also appears to be some light water damage (darkening) of the veneer in a few small areas near the bottom of the screen. The Eames Plywood Screen, aka FSW or Folding Screen Wo...
Canvas, Ash, Plywood
Rare Eames Folding Screen FSW-8
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Birch plywood and canvas eight-panel folding screen by Charles and Ray Eames, manufactured in 1946 by Herman Miller. This screen was made in six-, eight- and ten-panel versions, with...
Birch, Canvas, Plywood
Vintage Eames Six-Panel Screen in Walnut
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
An early and outstanding example of the iconic Eames screen, FSW-6, in walnut plywood. In unusually Fine original condition, with almost no evidence of the usual edge chips or tearin...
Plywood, Canvas
Charles & Ray Eames "FSW-10", USA circa 1946
Located in London, GB
Amazing 10 panel screen by Charles and Ray Eames. 68h x 95w inches, 10 modeled birsch plywood sections on canavas hinges
Eames FSW-6 Limited Edition Molded Plywood Screen in Rosewood.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Molded plywood screen designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1946. This screen, in rosewood, was part of a special edition of 500 produced by Herman Miller in 1996. N...
Rosewood
Charles Eames screen FSW
By Charles Eames
Located in Milan, IT
Screen by C. Eames - Herman Miller, designed 1946, rosewood extendable in very good condition
Charles and Ray Eames Screen FSW-8
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Charles and Ray Eames Folding Screen for Herman Miller c.1946. Rare example with 8 sections.
Canvas
Rosewood FSW-6 Folding Screen by Charles Eames
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
With metal label, numbered 277 of 500 and signed by Eames and Herman Miller
6 panel Eames Screen (FSW-6)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moulded plywood panels with canvas hinges
Canvas
Original FSW-6 Plywood Folding Screen by Charles Eames
By Charles Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
Early, original production ash folding screen with canvas "hinges" that connect the molded plywood panels. Original condition; some wear to canvas and edges.
FSW-10 by Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
The Eames folding screen was produced in three standard sizes, this version with ten panels is the largest.
Canvas
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H 68.13 in W 60 in D 5 in
Early Eames for Herman Miller Molded Plywood Folding Screen FSW-6, 1940s/1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early production Charles and Ray Eames designed plywood folding screen for Herman Miller, model FSW-6.
Canvas, Ash, Plywood
$5,597
H 70.87 in W 122.05 in D 1.19 in
Sculptural Wood Folding Screen by Baumann, from Grands Magasins Du Louvre, 1930s
By Baumann France
Located in leucate, FR
Rare and Exceptional Flexible Solid Pine Screen by Baumann, Provenance Authenticated by a Vintage Label from Grands Magasins Du Louvre, Circa 1930-1940. This flexible screen is a ra...
Wood
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$1,463 / item
H 67.72 in W 118.12 in D 15.75 in
Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in Havana Paper by Luigi Baroli
By Luigi Baroli, Baleri Italia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Screen with free-standing structure in corrugated paper-board extracted from pure cellulose. Completely recyclable and non-pollutive. Upper and lower edges in techno-polymer in matte...
Paper
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
$6,938 / item
H 27.17 in W 64.18 in D 22.05 in
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC4 Chaise Longue for Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material. Chaise lounge designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Chaise lounge ...
Metal
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Organic Modern Table Lamp Sculptural Parota Wood Base
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pata de Elefante Small Table Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Named ""Elephant's Foot"" for its bold, bulbous base, the Pata de Elefante Small is one of Isabel Moncada's m...
Fiberglass, Linen, Fabric, Wood
$4,200Sale Price|23% Off
H 65.75 in W 71 in D 1.25 in
Brazilian Hardwood, Leather and Mirrored Panel Folding Screen, Brazil, c 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful four-paneled Brazilian Hardwood folding screen with leather panels on one side and mirrored paneling on the reverse. Produced in Brazil in circa 1960s, this folding scree...
Wood, Leather, Mirror
$4,500
H 90.56 in W 74.81 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Art Deco Japonisme 4 Panels Folding Screen or Room Divider 1970s
Located in Geneva, CH
Exquisite art deco screen or room divider. Light brown lacquered panels with gold-leafed heron motif engraved. Four panel folding configuration. Designer unknown; in the style of Do...
Wood
$7,532 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
$16,400
H 78.75 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Bedroom Divider Wardrobe Walnut
By Giuseppe Rivadossi, Officina Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, bedroom divider or wardrobe unit, walnut, glass Italy, 1980s This exceptional piece by Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi is...
Glass, Walnut
$16,558 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$4,950
H 62.75 in W 51.75 in D 2 in
French Renaissance Revival Folding Three-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Renaissance Revival folding three-panel screen with hand-painted Grotesque motifs and inset glass from the 19th century. Reminding us of motifs that one would see on the cei...
Glass, Wood, Canvas
Forsyth Mushroom Pouf Ottoman in Zebra
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This Forsyth mushroom pouf ottoman was created and designed by the Forsyth design team. Each ottoman is handcrafted in Saint Louis. A cute decorative piece for any room adding textur...
Zebra Hide
Charles Eames and Ray Eames were the embodiment of the inventiveness, energy and optimism at the heart of mid-century modern American design, and have been recognized as the most influential designers of the 20th century. The Eameses were lovers of folk craft who had a genius for making highly original chairs, tables, case pieces and other furniture using traditional materials and forms.
As furniture designers, filmmakers, artists, textile and graphic designers and even toy and puzzle makers, the Eameses were a visionary and effective force for the notion that design should be an agent of positive change. They are the happy, ever-curious, ever-adventurous faces of modernism.
Charles Eames (1907–78) studied architecture and industrial design. Ray Eames (née Beatrice Alexandra Kaiser, 1912–88) was an artist, who studied under the Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann. They met in 1940 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit (the legendary institution where Charles also met his frequent collaborator Eero Saarinen and the artist and designer Harry Bertoia) and married the next year.
His technical skills and her artistic flair were wonderfully complementary. They moved to Los Angeles in 1941, where Charles worked on set design for MGM. In the evenings at their apartment, they experimented with molded plywood using a handmade heat-and-pressurization device they called the “Kazam!” machine. The next year, they won a contract from the U.S. Navy for lightweight plywood leg splints for wounded servicemen — vintage Eames splints are coveted collectibles today; more so those that Ray used to make sculptures.
The Navy contract allowed Charles to open a professional studio, and the attention-grabbing plywood furniture the firm produced prompted George Nelson, the director of design of the furniture-maker Herman Miller Inc., to enlist Charles and (by association, if not by contract) Ray in 1946. Some of the first Eames items to emerge from Herman Miller are now classics: the Eames chair, the LCW, or Lounge Chair Wood, and the DCM, or Dining Chair Metal, supported by tubular steel.
The Eameses eagerly embraced new technology and materials, and one of their peculiar talents was to imbue their supremely modern design with references to folk traditions.
Their Wire chair group of the 1950s, for example, was inspired by basket weaving techniques. The populist notion of “good design for all” drove their molded fiberglass chair series that same decade, and also produced the organic-form, ever-delightful La Chaise. In 1956 the Eames lounge chair and ottoman appeared — the supremely comfortable plywood-base-and-leather-upholstery creation that will likely live in homes as long as there are people with good taste and sense.
Charles Eames once said, “The role of the designer is that of a very good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests.” For very good collectors and thoughtful interior designers, a piece of design by the Eameses, the closer produced to original conception the better, is almost de rigueur — for its beauty and comfort, and not least as a tribute to the creative legacy and enduring influence of Charles and Ray Eames.
The original Eames furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes chairs, tables, case pieces and other items.
Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.
The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.
Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.
In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.
On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.