Eames / Past as Prologue
Past as Prologue: The Last Decade of Furniture Design by Ray and Charles Eames (1968–1978) explores the final years of Eames furniture.
A couple weeks ago when I was in San Francisco for the Heath market, I was able to check out the latest exhibition by the Eames Institute. It's being held at the Transamerica Pyramid Annex Gallery.
In the late 1960s, with the post war housing boom fading, Herman Miller made the decision to turn their focus to office furniture.
“Only innovate as a last resort,” was an Eames mantra.
Robert Propst's Action Office 2 line of modular panels brought Herman Miller into the corporate cubicle world. This brought along a number of developments to meet the needs of the office workers who would be spending long hours at their desks.
Source: Eames Institute
The Eames Intermediate Chair was released in 1968. It was built off the Aluminum Group and Time Life chairs previously developed.
The Eames EC178 has its roots in the classic fiberglass shell chairs that were developed in the late 1940s. Considering they were made in the 1970s, they're surprisingly hard to find. I've only had one over the years. They're incredibly comfortable and, if you ask me, kind of a sleeper collecting-wise. 
