DSS
Stacking Chair
1950 (designed)
1950 (designed)
| Artist/Maker |
Stacking chair with glass-fibre seat shell and chromium-plated tubular steel leg frame with linking feature on either side.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | DSS (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Moulded glass-fibre seat with chromium-plated tubular steel leg frame |
| Brief description | Eames DSS Stacking Chair, light brown, (DSS standing for Dining height, Side, Stacking). Fibreglass shell on chromium-plated legs. The metal side hooks attached to the legs serve two purposes: to enable the chairs to be linked in rows and to give some separation when stacked. |
| Physical description | Stacking chair with glass-fibre seat shell and chromium-plated tubular steel leg frame with linking feature on either side. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | Initially produced in six colours, the huge commercial success of the DSS chair made production in multiple colours commercially viable. This fourth-generation production version, was offered in up to 26 colours (albeit not all always available at the same time) by Herman Miller Ltd. Purchased from manufacturer, Herman Miller, Bath, UK |
| Production | This model is the fourth generation of production of the design. It was purchased by the museum from Herman Miller, Bath, UK. |
| Associated objects | |
| Other number | TN.171-2013 - Previous number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.3-2021 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2013 |
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