# Please help me ID this chair!

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 1, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-id-this-chair/292425 "2005-03-01T14:18:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Emilio\_Lizardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-id-this-chair/292425/1 "2005-03-01T14:18:37Z")

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[This picture of a chair](http://www2.physics.umd.edu/~danimal/chair/unknown%20chair.jpg) comes from a fashion catalog (they are selling the drapes) but my wife really digs the chair. Does anyone out there in doper-land know what its called? It seems to be made of steam-bent plywood, and Design Within Reach doesn’t carry it. Any and all help appreciated!

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-id-this-chair/292425/2 "2005-03-01T17:11:35Z")

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You might do some research on Charles and Ray Eames, they invented some of the techniques and did a lot of work with molded wood shapes. I can’t find that particular chair on their official site, but I found [this table](http://www.eamesgallery.com/cart/detail_prod.php?prod_id=66&id_ctg=5&subcat_id=24), which is pretty close to the one in the picture.