Comments on: Eames Molded Plastic Chairs: Authentic Design http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/eames-molded-plastic-chairs-authentic-design/ Discover Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Randall Braaksma http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/eames-molded-plastic-chairs-authentic-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 Randall Braaksma Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:06:24 +0000 http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/?p=14443#comment-1720 Joe, Thanks so much for the added background. It's especially nice to receive from you, someone who is so much a part of the Herman Miller story. And thanks, too, for reading Discover. Take care. Randall Joe,
Thanks so much for the added background. It’s especially nice to receive from you, someone who is so much a part of the Herman Miller story. And thanks, too, for reading Discover. Take care.
Randall

]]> By: Joe Schwartz http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/eames-molded-plastic-chairs-authentic-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Joe Schwartz Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:42:35 +0000 http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/?p=14443#comment-1716 Randy, here's some other info on Eames plastic chairs that few people are aware of. Eames working with Zenith Plastics in California after World War II was aware of their work producing plastic turret mounts for B-24 and 29 series bombers. Gunners inside the mounts fired 20mm guns to ward off attacking enemy planes. Subsequently, utilizing the Zenirh process and adding fiberglas and resin color he was able to produce the side chair and arm chair shells. Zenith maintained a supply of these shells in the Zeeland plant. Since we didn't have enough money to pay for them, they consigned them to us and we paid for them as we sold them! Later, Century Plastics bought out the Zenith company. Joe Schwartz Randy, here’s some other info on Eames plastic chairs that few people are aware of.

Eames working with Zenith Plastics in California after World War II was aware of their work producing plastic turret mounts for B-24 and 29 series bombers. Gunners inside the mounts fired 20mm guns to ward off attacking enemy planes.

Subsequently, utilizing the Zenirh process and adding fiberglas and resin color he was able to produce the side chair and arm chair shells.

Zenith maintained a supply of these shells in the Zeeland plant. Since we didn’t have enough money to pay for them, they consigned them to us and we paid for them as we sold them!

Later, Century Plastics bought out the Zenith company.

Joe Schwartz

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