Comments on: The Eames Eco Chic Modern Rocker

By: lovesofa

lovesofa — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:21:06 +0000

Sometimes simply design can turn out to be a great product. I think this is a great example.

By: texperience

texperience — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:51:59 +0000

I have been doing some other research on other items for children that either the Eames made directly or people have made after and thought you might be interested:

Eames Created:

-Plywood Play Elephant: http://eames-chair.com/eames-objects-hang-it-all-house-of-cards-plywood-elephants/ Other pop culture (http://eames-chair.com/eames-blog/)
-House of cards: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/pillows-decorative-office-accessories/eames-house-of-cards-021726

Pop Culture:

-Children Eames Lounge Chair: http://www.littlenest.com/proddetail.php?prod=005LNC

Hope this helps keep the great Eames design post coming.

-T

By: Pool Furniture

Pool Furniture — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:47:06 +0000

Great rocker. My daughter will surely love this. This rocker well looks durable and easy to maintain. Can be placed indoors or outdoors although might not be good if placed in an open garden.

By: Jill Fehrenbacher

Jill Fehrenbacher — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:18:37 +0000

A valid point Lauren – thanks for writing in. I think the main reason I had said this is because the ‘licensed’ versions are a lot more expensive, and I do think it is important to try to provide readers with affordable options. Also, I read in a number of places that the fiberglass version is sturdier and lasts longer. But clearly I’m not an expert on this chair, and Eames Demetrios’ letter to Dwell is very convincing in its call to stick with the licensed product.

Best wishes-
Jill

By: Lauren Evans

Lauren Evans — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:31:10 +0000

There is no doubt the Eames rocker is a classic and sought after chair fr any impending Mother. It is very disappointing however that a website of your integrity would encourage people to buy unlicensed replica furniture, like the fibreglass chair you suggest buying as an alternative to the Herman Miller or Vitra Eames chair. Here’s a letter Eames Demetrious (Charles and Ray’s grandson) has written on the topic of promoting replica fibreglass chairs (link to orginal is http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread_show_one/thread_id/6257/

Eames Demetrios vs. Dwell Magazine
In the Letters section of this month’s Dwell (page 42, June 2008):

Surely you know that each time you run an ad promoting fake Eames plastic chairs, you erode your own credibility. Those knockoffs have nothing to do with the Eames Office, run by the Eames family and which, at Charles and Ray’s request, ensures that Eames designs are made the way they should be. The only original equipment which might matter is the molds, which Modernica does not have (despite their implications).

But most important is something many of your readers may not know: By the end of her life, Ray Eames was convinced of the environmental damage caused by fiberglass in landfills. It was this factor that lead us (and Herman Miller and Vitra, who make our authentic Eames chairs) to stop using fiberglass and use the recyclable plastic we use today.

It is not surprising, given their philosophy and films like Powers of Ten, that Charles and Ray were ahead of the game on environmental issues. It is surprising that in the midst of a green initiative, Dwell doesn’t care about Ray Eames’s vision of sustainability.

Your readers deserve better.

Eames Demetrios
Director, Eames Office

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:07:07 +0000

I also found the rocker beautiful but not comfortable for breast feeding, snuggling or reading with my kids. I ended up adding a sheep skin rug from Ikea which helped but didn’t do much for the strong urge, as Mama Manifesto states, to rest my head.

By: Lloyd Alter

Lloyd Alter — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:55:13 +0000

Hey, that is what I was rocked on by my modernist mom; it worked perhaps too well as I ended up in architecture.

By: Rafael Montilla

Rafael Montilla — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:25:29 +0000

This Modern Rocker chair looks great, the colors are very fresh.

I will put it or them anywhere, inside or outside my houme

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:00:13 +0000

I LOVE THIS CHAIR!!! I am about to start planning motherhood all over again after 14 yrs and two kids later! We are all about eco friendly!!! We have a business called seed sucker and it too sells organic apparel plus spreads environmental awareness! Check out the baby onesie! It will go perfect with this chair!!!
Love the design!

By: Mama Manifesto

Mama Manifesto — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:09:06 +0000

I hear you! There are very few rockers that don’t look like they are straight out of design hell. Are there really THAT many people looking for gliders with oak sides?

I also purchased the Eames rocker for my daughter’s nursery, but I will point out that experience proved this to be a less-than-ideal option. It looks great, for sure. But the back on the rocker sits lower than my brastrap, which means that there is no leaning back or reclining to be had with this chair. And during middle-of-the-night feedings, I was often so desperate to lay my head back that I ended up on the couch in the living room instead of in the rocker. It’s a comfy option for a few minutes, but much more than that and the plastic and low back get old, quick.

I finally put the rocker in the living room and got a cheap (but high-backed) chair from IKEA. But the rocker is perfect for my toddler in the living – it is small scale and she loves to climb into it and read books, and I love that I can just wipe it down to clean.

Anyways, love your new blog.