In 2007, Vitra released a limited edition of the plywood elephant in natural and red stained maple. All 2000 sold out immediately at $1900 each, turning them into instant collector's items. In 2009, Vitra released a second series of the elephants in plastic. They are available in white, light pink, ice gray, classic red, and dark lime and are currently priced at $330.
From vitra.com and nikkiikkin.com
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| One of the two original prototypes nikkiikkin.com |
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| Vitra plywood Eames elephants miniaturechairman.com |
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| Vitra plastic Eames elephants vitra.com |
These are sooo good!
ReplyDeleteYes, they certainly are!
DeleteThey're so cool, I would hesitate to have kids play with them, haha!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure my grandsons could reduce them to splinters in short order. :) However, the older one did see this post and thought they were really cool.
DeleteI've always loved the element of whimsy in this design!
ReplyDeleteI've always felt that a little whimsy never hurt anyone. That's why I have my vintage bird collection and my wooden monkeys. :)
DeleteLove it! I wonder what the others would have looked like!
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