Nothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design. Though they are best known to the general public for their furniture, the husband and wife duo of Charles and Ray Eames (1907-78 and 1912-88, respectively) were also forerunners in the fields of architecture, industrial design, photography, and film. This book covers all the aspects of their illustrious career, from the earliest furniture experiments and molded plywood designs to the Case Study Houses to their work for Herman Miller and films such as the seminal short, "Powers of Ten".
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The author: Gloria Koenig has written extensively in the field of architecture for books and nationally recognized publications including the Los Angeles Times. She is currently working on a documentary about her late husband, modernist architect Pierre Koenig.
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Essential Cliff Notes on Eames,
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This review is from: Charles & Ray Eames: 1907-1978, 1912-1988 Pioneers of Mid-Century Modernism (Paperback)
This is a great little primer on Charles & Ray Eames. It provides nice information on the multitude of things they created in addition to the iconic furniture.
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This review is from: Charles & Ray Eames: 1907-1978, 1912-1988 Pioneers of Mid-Century Modernism (Paperback)
This book serves both as an exellent and welldocumented primer covering the life of the Eameses (but mostly Charleses) life, and as a background reader zooming in on individual projects-
The point- of view is not a typical art-historical one, but covers the contemporary context in technical-, industrial and general historical aspects as well- It is a true design-historic document which I found very refreshing. It uses welldocumented visual material rarely found elsewhere. Another big advantage: It is not toooo big.. In my case it made a great, fun, and enlightening read on a nice spring afternoon in the park, cover to cover..
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Beautiful overview of the life and works of two of the most creative minds of the twentieth century.,
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Everyone should have an introduction to the incredible world of Charles and Ray eames. Like other books on the subject, it is not an in depth look at their lives but more of a general overview that focuses on their major works together. It successfully conveys the creative environment in their studio as well as their personal quests to make everything they touched better than it was.
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