Eames Style Executive Lobby Office Chair – ES 104 -BLACK

Eames Style Executive Lobby Chair ES104

The high back, for the long days

The difference between a good desk chair and one you actually want to sit in is usually the top 20 centimetres. This version carries the frame a full head-height higher than the low back, which changes how the chair works: you can lean back into it, let your neck go, and think. Reclining is no longer something you do only when you stand up.

It comes from the same mid-century school of aluminium seating that first appeared around 1950 — structure made visible rather than upholstered over. That honesty is why the shape has outlasted almost everything designed alongside it.

Aluminium, polished by hand

The side rails are cast aluminium, chromed and then hand-buffed until the finish reflects properly. Machine polishing gets you shiny; hand-buffing gets you depth, and on a chair this size the eye notices. The five-star base and its five castors are finished to match.

Despite the height, the chair stays genuinely light — aluminium does the structural work without the mass of a steel frame. You can move it across a room without planning the manoeuvre.

Ribbed, suspended, hand-stitched

Seat and back are a single suspended panel rather than separate cushions, upholstered in black and hand-stitched into the horizontal ribbing the design is known for. Because the panel is suspended between the rails, it flexes slightly with you instead of resisting you — a quieter kind of comfort than a chair full of levers.

Padding is high-resilience urethane foam, chosen for recovery. It should look the same after a year of daily use as it does on delivery.

Adjustment

• Gas-lift seat height, 48–57 cm
• Tilt with locking upright position
• 360° swivel
• Five twin-wheel castors

Where it earns its keep

This is the boardroom and private-office version. Behind a desk you sit at for six hours it makes an obvious case; at the head of a meeting table it makes a different one. Pairs naturally with walnut, oak and glass, and reads well against both white walls and darker schemes.

A low back version is available if you want visual consistency across a room without repeating the same chair, and alternative upholstery colours can be arranged. Contact us if you're matching to an existing scheme.

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