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a young boy sitting on top of a chair next to an elephant shaped bench in front of a door

Charles and Ray had a soft spot for elephants. In 1945, while they experimented with molding plywood into compound curves, they designed a group of animals for children to sit on. Two prototypes of the Eames Elephant were developed and displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in 1946.

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a book shelf filled with books and pictures

BUY – VITRA – EAMES ELEPHANT – polypropylene or plywood – Almost no other animal is as popular as the elephant. Admired for its majestic size and loved because of its gentle nature, the elephant is an everyday presence in our lives – as a stuffed toy, storybook figure or heraldic animal. Charles and Ray Eames also succumbed to the pachyderm's charm and developed a toy elephant made of plywood in 1945. However, this piece never went into production. Now manufactured in plastic, the Eames…

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an elephant shaped wooden stool sitting on top of a hard wood floor next to a potted plant

Manufacturer: Vitra Designer: Charles & Ray Eames 1945 This is an original genuine Vitra piece. Charles and Ray Eames developed a toy elephant made of plywood in 1945; however, this piece never went into production. One prototype was shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1946 and still survives in the Eames family archives today. After a limited edition in 2007, Vitra has now launched serial production of the Eames Elephant in plywood for the very first time.The Eames Elephant is…

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an elephant shaped chair sitting in front of a cabinet

Antwe is a design studio founded by architects Alexandra Vorobyeva and Nikita Voynov. Our job is to create a form based on the functionality, aesthetics and indentity. We don’t concentrate on unnecessary decoration elements believing that simplicity is a source of harmony.

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a toddler sitting on a white chair in front of a wall mounted art piece

For devotees of mid-century modern style, the mention of Charles and Ray Eames always elicits enthusiasm and zeal. How could it not? The husband and wife pair—known for such pieces as the Molded Plywood Lounge Chair (1946, Lounge Chair (1956), and Tandem Sling Seating (1962)—are two of the most important designers of the twentieth century. Their designs became iconic works being studied, lauded, and often outright copied.

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a black and white photo of a horse sculpture with its shadow on the wall behind it

During the famed molded plywood experiments of 1945, which produced classics like the #Eames LCW, the Eames Office designed a playful group of wooden bears, horses, frogs, elephants, and seals as toys or furniture for children. Charles and Ray intended for the Molded Plywood Animals to possess strength enough for a child to sit on them, sufficient space to play or crawl underneath, and the capability to be nested and stacked.

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