Eames Lounge Custom Matched Rosewood Lower Backrest. A replacement lower backrest for the iconic Rosewood Eames Lounge made with real hardwood rosewood to perfectly match the original broken backrest. The lower backrest is prone to breaking when the shockmounts fail. This is a replacement lower backrest custom made to match your original backrest. We take great pride in manufacturing you components which meet the same high standards as the vintage originals. The inner plys are maple and will darken with age; just as the originals. The backrest is custom made to match your chair using the original panel, which you send in. We are able to ensure the most accurate match to the grain pattern, finish, color, tone, and sheen of the original panel by having it there while we make the new panel. All wood oxidizes and changes over time, sometimes also dramatically fading depending on sun exposure. If you are outside of the United States, and therefore sending in the original panel is not financially possible, we can match the broken ear as an alternative - but please be aware this adds extra time to the process as it is much more time consuming to match such a small reference piece.

The four mounting holes for the back braces are pre-drilled. We will also transfer the clips from the broken backrest to the new one. Shockmounts are included and installed. You will also want to be sure that the seat shockmouts are replaced. It is advantageous to send in your seat panel with your lower backrest in order to have these replaced by Modern Conscience. Alternatively, if you are comfortable with these types of very challenging repairs, you could do this on your own by purchasing a pair of shockmounts along with your new lower backrest.

A note about the core of inner plys: The earliest lounges were made with a poplar core. This was for cost savings; poplar is an easy to grow inexpensive wood. Poplar is a rich amber when aged, and when newly sanded will have areas of green. When you refinish your lounge you will see this tell-tale green on the plys if it is poplar. The bad news about poplar is that it doesn't have the tensile strength that maple does. Which is why the panels were soon switched to a maple core and are currently manufactured with a maple core today. We therefore recommend and manufacture replacement panels with a maple core. If you require poplar cores please inquire; poplar cores are an option for an additional cost.

A note about the finish: Lounges which are older than 1984 have an oiled finish. Most lounges made after 1984 have a clear finish. However, in the early 2020's Herman Miller relaunched the oiled finish option, so there are some very new lounges that have an oiled finish. Modern Conscience will identify and apply the correct finish based on the original broken panel that you send in.

A note about wood species: The vintage Rosewood Eames Lounge was originally crafted in Brazilian Rosewood. This is now an endangered hardwood and was CITES-listed on November 6th 1992. This means that it is globally illegal to trade or sell this wood species, in any raw or manufactured form, even new old stock. This wood is also protected separately in the United States by the Lacey Act. Rosewood, Santos Palisander, is a species of Rosewood which is sustainably grown and harvested in Honduras. Santos Rosewood has very similar, color, tone, grain, and pattern to Brazilian Rosewood, and as such is an excellent complement to the original Rosewood on your lounge. There is visually no difference and you can rest assured that a rain forest was not destroyed for the sake of this repair of your chair. Santos Palisander Rosewood is the species which your replacement rosewood panel will be made from. Any company or restorer advertising that they use new Brazillian Rosewood is most likely using deceptive advertising, as the alternative is that they are involved in the felony trade of an internationally protected wood species.