| Would you ever think that a designer who made | | | | separate piece of leather wrapped around the |
| most of his income by selling plywood splints to | | | | edge, while the imitations will just have one piece |
| the U.S. Navy would give us one of the most | | | | of leather wrapped around the entire armrest. |
| famous pieces of furniture ever? Well, that is | | | | 3. Your Eames chair & ottoman should come |
| what Charles Eames accomplished and if you are | | | | with natural rubber shock mounts and adjustable |
| searching for a new chair that will really impress | | | | stainless steel glides. |
| your family and friends, you do not need to look | | | | 4. The armrests of an authentic are not flat, they |
| further than the Eames chair & ottoman! | | | | are curved. |
| The best places to find good deals on the Eames | | | | 5. A real Eames chair & ottoman will never |
| chair & ottoman is online, but you should be | | | | recline, while most of the imitations do. |
| wary of all of the fakes and imitations that people | | | | 6. Because this chair is so high-end, every detail is |
| are selling on the internet. In order to tell the | | | | immaculate. This means that none of the screws |
| difference, you need to follow these tips: | | | | or bolts will be visible. If they are, it's not |
| | | | authentic. |
| 1. Make sure that the chair has five legs and the | | | | Now that you have learned more about how to |
| ottoman has four. This is one of the easiest and | | | | spot an authentic Eames chair & ottoman, |
| quickest ways to spot a fake and I've seen many | | | | you are ready for your big purchase! And |
| Eames chairs that come with five legs on the | | | | remember, as long as the chair has the Herman |
| ottoman. | | | | Miller label on it then you should feel completely |
| 2. Inspect the leather on the armrests. The | | | | confident that you're getting the most famous |
| authentic Eames chair & ottoman will have a | | | | chair in the world! |