Eamesiana - The Universe of Charles and Ray Eames and Their Huge Influence in Design and Lifestyle.: October 2014

Friday, October 31, 2014

Eamesian mood, but minimal: Rimadesio

Courtesy Rimadesio.com

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Charles and Ray Eames, Masks II, 1952

Monday, October 27, 2014

Charles and Ray Eames, Masks, 1951

Friday, October 24, 2014

Presidents

Carter, Ford and Eames chairs

Kennedy, Nixon and Wegner chairs

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Nixon

Richard Nixon and Eames Chair, 1972

Richard Nixon and Charles Eames, 1972

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Low Table

Le Corbusier, Table of conference, 1958

Charles and Ray Eames, Low table with wire base, 1950

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Past / present: "La Fonda Chair"

"La Fonda Chair" in a restaurant interior by Eameses in the new Time-Life Building, 1961

"La Fonda Chair" in Freddy Jeans advertising, 2014

Monday, October 20, 2014

Saul Steinberg and Charles Eames, 1950

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Kites

Charles Eames kites in "Alexey Brodovitch's Portfolio Magazine" #2, 1950

Charles Eames kite, 1950

Charles Eames, "Life in a Chinese Kite", "Architectural Forum", 1950

Eames House, Chinese kite in the living room, "Life", 1950

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Eames House: details

Eamesiana is a project by Andrea Terranova and Raffaela Cardia, italian trends scouts on contemporary design.

"The Eameses created the future we're still living"

metropolismag.com

Charles Eames (1907–78) and Ray Eames (1912–88) gave shape to America's twentieth century. Their lives and work represented the US's defining movements: the West Coast's coming-of-age, the economy's shift from making goods to producing information, and the global expansion of American culture. The Eameses embraced the era's visionary concept of modern design as an agent of social change, elevating it to a national agenda. Their evolution from furniture designers to cultural ambassadors demonstrated their boundless talents and the overlap of their interests with those of their country. In a rare era of shared objectives, the Eameses partnered with the governments (US, India) and the country's top businesses to lead the charge to modernize postwar America.