subject: Proper Care And Maintenance For Eames Chair [print this page] Eames and ottoman collection are wonderful pieces of furniture reflecting mid-century style. They are high class museum pieces that are found in Modern Art New York Museum. The first ever lounge chair and ottoman were sent as a gift to popular Hollywood director, Billy Wilder by Ray and Charles Eames.
Original pieces of the furnishing are manufactured by Herman Miller. All the rest that are seen today are reproductions by various manufacturers. Although they are reproductions, they resemble the original pieces closely while maintaining their high standard quality and materials.
Eames furniture is timeless, comfortable and stylish as it has been seen during the 1950s. In fact, they have been a favorite part of major art museums, renowned hotels and establishments, stylish homes and other offices around the world.
Today, Eames chair collection is available in wide range of materials. Now customers have broad selections that can suit their taste and style. To care for your Herman Miller pieces, you must follow certain maintenance steps to make them looking at their best for the coming years.
1. For Solid Wood and Veneer: Clean the furniture with slightly damp soft cloth in a regular basis. Then you can wipe it dry using a soft dry cloth in the direction of the wood grain. Once in a month, you can clean its surface with soft rug with a good quality cleaner for wood. Wipe it in the direction of the wood grain to eradicate fingerprints and dirt. Again wipe it and let it dry. Two times a year, you may also apply a top quality wax into its finish to avoid dirt, dust and fingerprints.
2. For polished Aluminum: Follow the manufacturers instructions by applying a pre-softened paste wax to the polished Aluminum. Once a month, you can also put wax during humid conditions. In other parts of the chair, apply wax every three months.
3. For leather: For regular maintenance, clean your Eames Lounge Chair with a clean, dry rug. In case it is soiled, clean it with a soft cloth that is damped on any mild soap and lukewarm water. It is advisable to wipe the whole leather and not only the spots.
4. For coated metal: You may wash coated metals with soft rugs that are soaked in warm water and detergent. You may also remove scratches and scuff marks using automotive polishing compounds.
5. For plastic: For regular cleaning, you may clean plastic parts with soft rug damped in warm water and detergent. After rinsing let it dry with a soft cloth.
6. For fabric: Some of the Eames Office Chair that is made with fabric can be cleaned with vacuum. To further clean it, you may do spot cleaning of the fabric with solvent cleaner.
