Comments on: What Would You Do with an Eames Chair?

By: Danilo Nagami

Danilo Nagami — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:59:18 +0000

I always thought that it would be great painted with the dot pattern done by Ray Eames.

By: Sareena Granger

Sareena Granger — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:05:03 +0000

I think I would knit a sweater for it a la yarn bombers around the world!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:29:42 +0000

Not much as the design speaks for itself – just add a small pillow in an Eames fabric for extra color and punch – or maybe just the Eames bird motif

By: d r e w

d r e w — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:14:50 +0000

i’m not sure i’d do anything with an eames chair. they are perfect the way they are!

By: sean

sean — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:46:27 +0000

sit in it.

By: carlos Ballon

carlos Ballon — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:40:49 +0000

For a good cause : ok

But if it tigers a trend of “reclaimed” chairs that someone will desecrate for profit: no way Jose ! Don’t let this become the next ” cool thing ”

Respects this masterpieces of human design

By: WarrenScotte

WarrenScotte — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:29:14 +0000

I would turn the seating surface into an operable “lite-brite”surface. Therefore providing another layer of “mass-customization”.

By: Eric Wittman

Eric Wittman — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:23:08 +0000

I’d paint it with a heritage cherry sunburst scheme like an old Les Paul guitar

By: JENNA

JENNA — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:16:23 +0000

I would paint it turquoise (the color for ovarian cancer awareness) and auction it off in an effort to raise money for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. My mother died from ovarian cancer after being misdiagnosed 3 times … if my chair could save one life, it would be a tremendous accomplishment.

By: Aaron Dickey

Aaron Dickey — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:12:51 +0000

Decorating an Eames would be like decorating the Mona Lisa!

If I had one it would get treated just like the Mona Lisa too, in that you can look at it all you want, but don’t sit on it.

By: Mendy Eskew

Mendy Eskew — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:10:04 +0000

I’d glue tiny crystals on to cover the entire back and in contrasting colored crystals write “Eames”.

By: Michael Macko

Michael Macko — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:09:54 +0000

I would have it silver-plated, mount it on a clear lucite platform and display it as the oiece of art that it is.

By: k.mccoy

k.mccoy — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:07:58 +0000

While I agree with Nick in the perfection of the Eames Chair, in the spirit of the contest I would simply cover it in the large dot pattern and upholsterhe seat in the same. You could enhance Eames with Eames.

By: Michael Macko

Michael Macko — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:07:46 +0000

I would have it silver-plated, mount it on a white platform and display it as the work of art that it is.

By: Nick Bormann

Nick Bormann — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:48:18 +0000

Frankly, I would be unable to “decorate” an Eames chair. They are absolutely perfect as they were designed.

The only exception I could possibly make for supporting the “decorating” of a product of any artist or designer would be with the endorsement of the artist or designer.

By: Victoria Metcalf

Victoria Metcalf — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:48:03 +0000

I would cover the chair with lace doillies!

By: sean

sean — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:47:25 +0000

i’d make a 3d perspective of a hole or cavern, that would look like when you sat you could actually fall into that space

By: E.J. NELSON

E.J. NELSON — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:12:16 +0000

i WOULD DO BIG SIXTIES FLOWERCHILD FLOWERS ALL OVER IT,OR COVER IT IN HOUNDSTOOTH OR VINTAGE PLAID GRAPHIC,OR DO A PUCCI PRINT ALL OVER,WITH SOLID SILVER ON THE BACK SIDE.