That’s all great, but the Eames’ intent was never to make $600 dining chairs. History lesson on the DCW:
Initially Charles had set out to find a solution to providing affordable, comfortable furniture that could be easily mass produced. His entries into the Organic Furniture competition were designed to have the seat and backrest joined in a single ‘shell’. The plywood, however, was prone to crack when bent into the sharp angles and had to be covered with upholstery. Through extensive trial and error Charles and Ray arrived at an alternate solution: create two separate pieces for the seat and backrest, joined by a plywood lumbar support, with plywood legs.
So again, which version of some of these pieces is more true to the Eames’ ethos? The $600 chair or the $200 chair?