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Accession #	X748
Manufacturer	Herman Miller, Inc.
Designer	Ray Eames (Bernice Alexandra Kaiser)
Designer	Charles Eames
Title	DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
Date	Designed 1946
Medium	Birch plywood, metal
Dimensions	29 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (74.3 x 49.5 x 57.8 cm)
Credit Line	Brooklyn Museum Collection
Location	Visible Storage: Case 6, Shelf C (Contemporary Furniture)
Description	DCM dining chair of wood and metal. Back and seat are molded, five-ply birch plywood, 5/16" thick, both curved to fit the body and both of trapezoidal form with rounded corners. U-shaped sections of steel tubing form the front and back leg units and the tips of the legs are mounted with rubber pads and metal cups. Front legs are attached to seat with two rubber shock mounts and welded to 7/16" diameter steel rod which curves up from under seat to form the spine connecting seat and back. Rear leg unit welded to spine at curve. Top of spine welded to a horizontal bar which is mounted to the back with two rubber shock mounts.

Curatorial Remarks: The DCM is one of the most important and influential chairs of the postwar period. Although its official name mundanely refers to its use and materials—dining chair, metal (base)—it is commonly known as the “Potato Chip” chair because of its crisp, curving shapes. Growing out of wartime efforts to create a splint that conformed to the contours of the leg, this chair too is “organic” because its function is to support, and mimic, the shape of the human body.