Eames DAW Chair Replica: Plastic Armchairs on Eiffel Legs

Eames Style DAW Chair Colours

Every pair has the same shell shape on the same beech base, so the decision is about colour and the room the chairs are going into.

• Light blue DAW pair: a pale, powdery blue, and the only shell in the range that brings actual colour to the table rather than a neutral tone.
• Black DAW pair: the darkest shell, which makes the honey beech legs and crossed brace stand out most clearly.
• White DAW pair: a clean white shell for rooms with white walls and pale floors, where you want the chairs to read as shape rather than colour.

Shopping in another language? In German this is an Esszimmerstuhl mit Armlehnen, in Dutch an eetkamerstoel met armleuning, in French a chaise de salle à manger avec accoudoirs, in Italian a sedia da pranzo con braccioli and in Spanish a silla de comedor con brazos.

One Armchair Shell, Four Bases: Where the Eames DAW Chair Fits

Charles and Ray Eames introduced their plastic armchair in 1950 as one shell that could be fitted to different bases. Each version was named with three letters. Read them left to right: D for dining height (or R for rocking), A for armchair, and the last letter for the base.

So when a listing says Eames plastic chair DAW, it means the armchair on wooden legs. It is not the side chair: the armchair shell is wider and has the arms moulded in, even though some buying guides treat the two shells as one.

Code	Full name	Base	What you notice	At Sederica
DAW	Dining height armchair, wood base	Four solid wooden legs joined by a wire cross-brace	Warm wood at floor level	This page, in three colours
DAR	Dining height armchair, rod base	Welded wire base, the one first nicknamed “Eiffel”	An all-metal, see-through look	Not sold
DAX	Dining height armchair, X base	Four tubular metal legs, cross-connected under the seat	Straight metal legs	Not sold
RAR	Rocking armchair, rod base	Wire base fixed to two wooden rockers	It rocks and sits lower than a dining chair	RAR rocking chair

We make two of the four. The wooden-legged DAW is on this page, and the same armchair shape on rockers is our RAR. If you want a wire or X base, we do not sell those versions.

The wire-base DAR from this family is held in the design collection of the Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft in Gothenburg. For the wider story of the shell chairs, read our guide What Is an Eames Chair?

Eames DAW Armchair Measurements

All three colours share the same frame size, as listed on each product page.

Measurement	DAW armchair
Shell width	63 cm
Base width at the floor	60 cm
Depth	50 cm
Overall height	82 cm
Seat height	44 cm
Arm height from the floor	70 cm
Arm top above the seat	26 cm
Arm length	33 cm
Chairs per order	2

The arm figures are the ones most DAW listings leave out. To judge them, take a chair with arms you already find comfortable and measure from its seat to the top of its arms. If that number is close to 26 cm, the DAW arms will feel familiar.

Who the DAW Dining Chair Suits

An Eames style DAW dining chair makes most sense when you want arms at the table and a seat you can simply wipe down.

A good fit if you

• want armchairs with no fabric to stain, so spills come off with a damp cloth.
• are furnishing in stages: one pair now, then a second pair or some side chairs later.
• already have, or plan to buy, our RAR rocker and want the same armchair shape in the dining room.

Look at another chair if you

• need narrower chairs for the long sides of a table. Our DSW side chairs are 53 cm wide against 63 cm for the DAW.
• want a soft, padded seat. See the first question below for our padded options.

Why Buy Your DAW Chairs From Sederica

We sell Eames-style reproductions to homes across Europe and say so plainly on every page. Every Eames DAW replica we stock lists its materials and full measurements, arm height included, so you can check the fit before you order. If you are comparing an Eames DAW style chair from several shops, that is the information to ask for.

Each pair ships from our EU warehouse with free delivery to the EU, the UK, Norway and Switzerland, VAT and duties included. See our delivery details and 2-year warranty.

Eames DAW Chair: Your Questions

Is the Eames DAW chair upholstered, or is there a padded version?

No. Our DAW pairs have a bare plastic shell, and we do not sell an upholstered DAW. For a soft seat, our Tulip style dining chairs have a padded seat, and our faux leather Eiffel chair is padded on the seat and back. A tie-on seat pad also works on the DAW.

Can I buy a single DAW chair, or four?

Every Eames DAW armchair set of 2 is sold as a pair, and we do not split them. For four armchairs, order two pairs in the same colour or in two different ones, for example white and light blue. If you need an odd number of seats, add our DSW side chairs, which come in pairs and sets of four.

What should a DAW chair replica listing tell you?

The shell material, the leg wood, the seat height and the arm height. Listings that say only “plastic” and “wood” make chairs hard to compare. Ours names all four: a one-piece ABS shell with moulded arms, solid beech legs, a 44 cm seat and 70 cm arms. Use the same checklist on any Eames DAW Eiffel chair you are comparing.

What does DAW stand for, and which versions do you sell?

DAW stands for dining height, armchair, wood base. It is one of several bases made for the same Eames armchair shell, listed in the table above. We sell two of them: the DAW pairs on this page and our RAR rocking chair.

Ready to choose? Pick your colour in the grid above, compare the DAW with the rest of our Eames style dining chairs, or see what is reduced in our designer chair sale. You can also browse all our designer furniture.

Our DAW chairs are Eames-style replicas made for and sold by Sederica. They are not made by, or connected with, the Eames family or any company producing the 1950 design. See our Legal Disclaimer for terms.