When you think Eames, there are probably a few things that come to mind- the Eames Lounge, the Eames Aluminum Group, the molded plastic chair collection-  but elephant probably isn’t one of them. Well maybe it should be!
In the early 1940’s, Charles & Ray Eames developed a method for molding plywood into complex three-dimensional shapes. Out of this technique several pieces of furniture were born (you can probably think of a few of these), but also created was the Eames Elephant. Never produced for sale, only two prototypes were created.
In 2007 Vitra decided to honor this work by introducing a limited edition anniversary of the Eames Plywood Elephant, which quickly sold out. As demand to own this unique design from Eames continued, Vitra is again offering a version of the design, this time in five colors of polypropylene. If you want one though, you better act fast as these too are limited in production to 1000 pieces in each color.
