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The designs and fabrications were made in conjunction with other children s plywood products including the nested chair table and stool.
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They designed the original elephant out of molded plywood but fabrication methods proved too complex and it never went into production.
Originally designed to be produced in plywood today the legacy lives on in polypropylene available in a distinctly eamesian array of vibrant hues.
To celebrate the 100th birthday of charles eames in 2007 vitra worked closely with eames office to introduce a limited edition molded plywood elephant which would be the first time this coveted piece was commercially produced.
Among these initial designs the two part elephant proved to be the most technically challenging due to its tight compound curves and the piece never went into serial production.
The plywood elephant was designed in 1945 as a playful offshoot of their molded plywood experiments.
Charles and ray eames developed a toy elephant made of plywood in 1945.
One prototype was shown at the museum of modern art in new york in 1946 and still survives in the eames family archives today.
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The eames elephant was part of a group of plywood animals designed in 1945 as part of the experiment into the use of the material in collaboration with the evans molded plywood division.
Despite the 1945 prototypes having a wonderful aesthetic beauty it.
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It carries gs and ce safety certifications required for toys.
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However this piece never went into production.
They introduced a re engineered modern version of the eames plywood elephant using the original materials in limited numbers as well as the famed nested kids chair too.
Vitra design museum expanded the elephant s legacy by introducing this polypropylene version in the style of the eames molded plastic chair.
This includes herman miller products finished with wood veneer or recut wood veneer except the oiled eames lounge chair and ottoman with rosewood oiled walnut or oiled santos palisander veneer unless specifically noted.
