Mid-Century Eames EA119 Thin Pad High Back Leather Executive Chair – Tan Brown

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.

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.

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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