Vitra RAR Eames Plastic Rocking Chair - Fully Upholstered

RAR Rocking chair (RAR = Rocking Armchair Rod Base) designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1950 - Plastic Armchairs were first presented as part of the famed New York Museum of Modern Art competition, "Low Cost Furniture Design". Their organically shaped seat shells made of fibreglass-reinforced plastic were later combined with various different bases, such as RAR's rockers.


  • Material: Seat shell made from recycled post-consumer plastic, four legged braced wire base (Black Powder-coated on Dark Maple or Chrome on Golden Maple) on two Golden Maple or Dark Maple wooden rockers with clear varnish. Upholstery in Hopsak fabric (100% polyamide) attached to shell with a welted edge.
  • Dimensions: Height: 76cm; Width: 63.5cm; Depth: 81cm (Seat Height: 37cm)
  • Delivery Time: Around 4 to 6 weeks
  • ** When ordering please specify your Hopsak fabric colour choice, click here to see fabric options and then the trim - Black or White. If not we will contact you to confirm **
  • ** If you need samples of the shell colours or Fabrics click the "HELP & ADVICE" button below and let us know the colours you want and your address and we will arrange **
Designed By

Charles & Ray Eames are one of modern design's most recognisable partnerships. Born in the early part of the 20th Century Charles and Ray Eames married in 1941 and moved to Los Angeles, where together they began experimenting with techniques for the three-dimensional moulding of plywood. The aim was to create comfortable chairs that were affordable.

Playful and fun, the Eames' had a great energy that lives through their iconic products today. "Take your pleasure seriously" was a favourite saying of Charles Eames.

Read our article about the Eames House- a stunning Palissades home in California, the story behind the Eames lounge Chair and shop the full Vitra collection.

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