From the molded plastic fiberglass series, the abbreviated Eames DSW chair stands for Dining (D) height, Side (S) chair, on Wood (W) base.
One of the most iconic piece of furniture to date with many knock offs variant in the market. The base of the Eames DSW Side Chair was actually beset with problems and the design was abandoned even before the middle of the 1950’s. Due to the weight pressure travelling through wood (as opposed to metal) legs would splinter, or worse, crack and break.
It wasn’t until the Herman Miller re-release of the plastic chair series in 2001 that the new age of the dowel leg base arrived! The new design would have metal rods through each dowel, thus providing maximum stability and strength. Since then the DSW has almost certainly become the number one favorite base for the chair series.
