Photo of collection object DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
Eames, Charles. DCM (Dining Chair Metal), Designed 1946. Birch plywood, metal, 29 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (74.3 x 49.5 x 57.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum Collection, X748. Creative Commons-BY.

DCM (Dining Chair Metal)

Designed 1946

Charles Eames

American, 1907-1978

Decorative Arts

The DCM is one of the most important and influential chairs of the postwar period. Although its official name mundanely refers to its use and materials—dining chair, metal (base)—it is commonly known as the “Potato Chip” chair because of its crisp, curving shapes. Growing out of wartime efforts to create a splint that conformed to the contours of the leg, this chair too is “organic” because its function is to support, and mimic, the shape of the human body.
Maker/Artist
Eames, Charles
Classification
Furniture
Formatted Medium
Birch plywood, metal
Locations
Place manufactured: Zeeland, Michigan, United States
Dimensions
29 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (74.3 x 49.5 x 57.8 cm)
Departments
Decorative Arts
Accession Number
X748
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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