Saul Steinberg’s cat cozies up on the Eames armchair

A collaboration between Vitra, Herman Miller, Eames Office, and Steinberg’s estate, the hand-painted chair is limited to 500 units.

Eames Office first developed their now-iconc shell chair in 1950. Shortly after the chair was produced for the first time, Romanian-born American artist Saul Steinberg paid a visit to Eames HQ in Venice, California, picked up a paintbrush, and began painting all over the studio. This was all documented in a series of photographs.

One of the most notable pieces of art was a cat, nestled into the just-made fiberglass armchair. Now, nearly three-quarters of a century later, the company is paying homage to Saul Steinberg by releasing armchairs adorned with his cat drawing. “This chair embodies the joy in Herman Miller’s approach to modern living,” says Ben Watson, the president of Herman Miller.

The chair will release on the Herman Miller and Vitra webstores on June 14.

Source: hypebeast.com

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