The combined Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman is indubitably one of midcentury modern’s most enduring and covetable design classics.Designed by the inimitable Charles and Ray Eames and released in 1956, the Lounge Chair and Ottoman have their origins in the Eameses exploration of moulding plywood (prototypes for the chair were created ten years earlier by the Eames Office, in 1946). Resembling a well-worn leather baseman?s mitt and considered a modern version of the Victorian club chair, the Lounge Chair is a true icon of modern American design and a symbol of luxurious comfort. When set together, the arrangement of the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman is so identifiable that it is a registered trademark.The Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman in the Eames House living room. Image © 2016 Herman Miller, Inc.The glorious and graceful Ray Eames sitting on an experimental lounge chair in 1946. Image © 2016 Eames Office, LLC.The Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman made using walnut and white ash respectively. Image © 2016 Herman Miller, Inc.The 60-year-old classicContinuously produced by Herman Miller since its arrival in 1956 (and later by Vitra), the timeless Eames Lounge Chair (670) and Ottoman (671) celebrated its 60th birthday in 2016. Owing to the unchanging design, owners of older 670/671 models (referring to Herman Miller’s part numbers for the chair and ottoman) are able to acquire replacement parts. Crafted with meticulous care and attention, the L...