DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The DCM is one of the most important and influential chairs of the postwar period. Although its official name mundanely refers to its use and materials—dining chair, metal (base)—it is commonly known as the “Potato Chip” chair because of its crisp, curving shapes. Growing out of wartime efforts to create a splint that conformed to the contours of the leg, this chair too is “organic” because its function is to support, and mimic, the shape of the human body.
Caption
Charles Eames American, 1907–1978; Ray Eames (Bernice Alexandra Kaiser) American, 1912–1988. DCM (Dining Chair Metal), Designed 1946. Birch plywood, metal, 29 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (74.3 x 49.5 x 57.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X748. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X748_bw.jpg)
Manufacturer
Title
DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
Date
Designed 1946
Geography
Place manufactured: Zeeland, Michigan, United States
Medium
Birch plywood, metal
Classification
Dimensions
29 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (74.3 x 49.5 x 57.8 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X748
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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