Small Wonder
Intricate base. Two U-shaped steel rods attach to the top; cross members add stability.

Finish choices. The base is powder-coat white, black or zinc.

Multilayered top. The tabletop is seven layers of Baltic birch plywood sandwiched between ash veneer or high-pressure laminate in black or white.

Revealing edges. They're beveled at 20 degrees so the top's plies are visible.

Compact size. 13 1/4 inches deep and 15 1/2 inches wide.

Design Story
In the late 1940s, Charles Eames noted all the "fantastic things being made of wire." That fascination led Charles and Ray Eames to develop a mass-production technique for simultaneously welding wire rods. One result was the wire-base table introduced in 1950. Their work yielded many other breakthrough products--including wire chairs, storage units, and elliptical tables.