Eames® Soft Pad Chair

The cushier cousins of the Eames Aluminium Group bear the same distinctive stamp of Charles and Ray Eames. Sophisticated, refined, with a graceful silhouette. Soft Pad chairs are available with new colours, materials, and bases that let them sit well in homes and offices. A chair designed in 1958 as outdoor seating still manages to look both classic and contemporary in 21st century interiors.

The chairs' clean, trim lines make them appropriate for all kinds of places, from classic and contemporary homes to elegant offices to hip startups. New leather colours, finishes, and a 4-star base let you create Soft Pad chairs that work beautifully in your dining room as well as in work spaces. Never being ones to favor style over substance, Charles and Ray Eames gave both chair designs an innovative suspension that creates a firm, flexible "sitting pocket" that conforms subtly to the body's shape.

They created that suspension by stretching a continuous piece of seat-back upholstery tautly between lightweight aluminium side ribs. The foam cushions of Soft Pad chairs will not flatten or clump over time. Pneumatic lift and tilt lock are available as options on the management and executive models. With one-piece, curved aluminium side ribs and die-cast aluminium base, the chair is strong, yet lightweight and easy to move. Earth-Friendly Soft Pad chairs are made of 57% recycled materials and are 97% recyclable at the end of their useful life.