Padded blocks contrast slender frame Soft plush finish with clean lines Also available in an unpadded version EA108 Charles Eames EA 208 Soft Pad Office Chair Designed as part of the luxurious Aluminium Group range of chairs, the EA208 achieves this goal by being a sleek, comfortable & effortlessly cool chair. Put yours in your office or at your desk & you'll find yourself eager to always do your work. The Story behind the EA 208 Soft Pad Office Chair The Eames' 1969 ' Soft Pad' series of office chairs followed on from the 1958 ' Aluminium Group': the EA 208 shares the EA 108's four-star, height-adjustable aluminium pedestal base & steel armrests, but luxurious padded cushions replace the earlier chair's slender ribbed seat. The high-backed EA 215 soft pad chair is also available & both chairs can be ordered in eight shades of aniline leather.