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Herman Miller Eames Plywood Dining Chair, Metal Legs, Upholstered designed by Charles and Ray Eames At A Glance: This is a slightly modified version of the iconic Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair. The seat of the chair is more level and set higher than the original version, which is more of a side chair or a living room/den type. But all the elegance, all the technical brilliance of the molded plywood design, and all the built up history and justified hype of the Eames name still remain. And that means this is a legitimately great chair. Whats To Like: These chairs are an elegant, unique, and totally off the beaten path selection for the traditional American dining room. They make a real statement, and they bear the name and design stamp of Charles and Ray Eames. Whats Not to Like: They arent the original LCW - but the original design wouldnt work at all around a dining table, so these are as close as it gets. The Bottom Line: A lovely compliment to any dining room table, and a truly historic design story. The Eames Molded Plywood Dining Chair is simply one of the greatest industrial designs in history. That sounds like hyperbole, but its not. This is the chair that TIME Magazine rated the number one design of the twentieth century. This is the chair that turned Herman Miller from a very well-respected American furniture company into a in international powerhouse. And its available in more than one size and shape. The original Eames Plywood Lounge Chair, noted in their catalogue as the LCW, is still in production and still as popular and available as ever. But as the modern world has changed, there have been new additions to the LCW family. For instance, you can now buy a chair with metal legs. This has the effect of slimming the chair, and making it fit in a little better with a contemporary or very modern room or home. It also gives the chair a bit of contrast in material, which the original doesnt have, being made completely of molded plywood. The original Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair is close to the ground. In fact, many people make the mistake of thinking the traditional LCW notation refers to low chair and not lounge chair. Many people feel a bit awkward trying to sit in the chair when its lower in proportion to some of their other furniture, like a table or a lamp, and to correct for that possible problem there are now metal leg versions of the chair that get you a bit higher off the ground. Going even further toward ma