The elephant that Charles and Ray Eames created in 1945 in wood veneer is now available in various colored plastic; In this way, it can also be used as a toy and not only as a decorative object for the children’s room.
Benches and poufs, Child room, Furniture, Icons, Objects
EAMES ELEPHANT
In the early 1940s, Charles and Ray Eames spent several years developing and perfecting a technique for molding plywood into three-dimensional shapes. During that process, they created several pieces of furniture and sculptures. Of these initial designs, the two-piece elephant was the most technically complex object due to its many sharp curves. It never made it to the production stage. One of the prototypes was given to Lucia Eames, the daughter of Charles, who was then 14 years old. It was later loaned to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for an exhibition in 1946. It is still in possession of the Eames family today.
