EAMES ELEPHANT

In the early 1940s, Charles and Ray Eames spent several years developing and perfecting a technique for molding plywood into three-dimensional shapes. During that process, they created several pieces of furniture and sculptures. Of these initial designs, the two-piece elephant was the most technically complex object due to its many sharp curves. It never made it to the production stage. One of the prototypes was given to Lucia Eames, the daughter of Charles, who was then 14 years old. It was later loaned to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for an exhibition in 1946. It is still in possession of the Eames family today.

In 1945, Charles and Ray Eames developed a plywood toy elephant that never made it to production. However, one of the prototypes was loaned to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for an exhibition in 1946. It is still part of the Eames family collection today. Following the limited edition in 2007, Vitra has now started series production of the Eames Elephant in wood veneer for the first time. In addition, there is a plastic version of the Eames Elephant (ideal for children) and another in miniature, also made of plastic in different colors: the Eames Elephant (small).