Chair_One has intriguing looks and comfort—a welcome alternative to chairs that look comfortable but aren't. Modeled from die-cast aluminum and constructed like a soccer ball, Chair_One was designed to be more void than solid, to use the least material to create the most product.
A choice of base, finish, and material options make Chair_One perfect for just about any environment—indoors or outdoors—that needs seating with simplicity and sophistication. Available with a 4-leg stackable, 4-star, and concrete base, and with a polished, anodized, or painted aluminum frame finish, which is ideal for use outdoors. Cushions—for just the seat or for the seat and back—are available separately in five fabrics and two leathers.

Perhaps more than any design in their oeuvre, the shell chair represents the Eames’ disinterest in superficial aesthetics and their agnostic approach to material. What mattered most to them was the integrity of the form, function, and context—or as Charles often said: “The best for the most for the least.” It’s this attitude that pushed them to explore the shell chair in a variety of finishes, materials, and base configurations.