Eames Design [Hardcover]

John Neuhart (Author), Marilyn Neuhart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1989

Eames Design is the definitive study of the work of the extraordinarily prolific husband-and-wife team whose creative imprint revolutionized the look of postwar American society. Now back in print, this groundbreaking book remains the most complete catalog of their studio ever produced, examining in considerable depth every project--more than 200 in all--produced by the Eameses and their office of topflight designers from 1941 to 1978.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Charles and Ray Eames, the husband-and-wife design team who pioneered economical, mass-produced, curvilinear furniture, created such familiar objects as their eponymous lounge chair, often called a modern interpretation of a 19th-century English club chair. This heavily illustrated company history, a compilation of its major projects, begins with the duo's molded-plywood experiments of the 1940s which spawned aircraft parts, children's toys and folding screens. The book proceeds through the '70s with functional furniture for homes and offices as well as exhibition layouts, audio components, houses designed with Eero Saarinen, graphics and slide shows. Also spotlighted are the Eameses' movies, documentaries ranging from illustrations of communication principles to cultural explorations of Mexico and India. The Neuharts are former colleagues of the Eameses.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

The Eames chair is considered a classic of modern design, but until now no single volume has fully presented the work of this husband-and-wife team. From 1941 to 1978, Charles and Ray Eames and their office of top designers helped revolutionize American style. Their furniture for home and office was meant to be honest and beautiful but readily available through mass production. Every one of the over 200 projects of the Eames office, including the lesser-known film and exhibition projects, is documented here, using drawings, plans, models, photos, and graphics. Consequently, this is the definitive catalog of the Eameses' work, presented as a year-by-year chronology without critical assessment. It will be the essential starting point for all future study of the important Eames contribution.
- Daniel J. Lombardo, Jones Lib., Inc., Amherst, Mass.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: Abrams; First Edition edition (October 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810908794
• ISBN-13: 978-0810908796
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > Arts & Photography > Design & Decorative Arts > Furniture Design

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning visual record of a great American design team, October 20, 2001

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Robin Benson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eames Design (Hardcover)

This is THE book about Charles and Ray Eames. Beautifully printed and designed and with more than 3500 photos to explore the work, year by year, of these two famous designers. The range of work is amazing, furniture (domestic and commercial) films, exhibitions, architecture, books even toys. I have a set of their 1952 House of Cards, a deck of fifty-four playing-card size cards that can be interlocked to create three dimensional structures, a very simple idea beautifully conceived.

If I have a criticism it is that the book does not have an index and that makes refering to it rather frustrating.

I think the book easily reflects the joy and stimulation that Charles and Ray Eames got out of the creative process.

***FOR AN INSIDE LOOK click 'customer images' under the cover.

2005 REVIEW NOTE Many of the pages in the book are devoted to the short films Charles and Ray created, you can get thirty-five of these on a wonderful six DVD box set 'The Films of Charles & Ray Eames' (ASIN B0009S2K92) they are available individually but cost a lot more than the box.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Survey of Eames Studio, July 30, 2000

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Raymond (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eames Design (Hardcover)

This is an excellent survey of the work of the Eames studio. It provides a chronological survey of the furniture, films, exhibits, and other work of the studio. It even provides a listing of the Eames staff at each point and time. Lavishly illustrated, it provides photographs of furniture, exhibits, and stills from the over 100 films produced by the Eames's. Highly recommended as the one book you must have about their work.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Text, April 13, 2001

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Whyseenyc "yclee" (NY, NY - USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eames Design (Hardcover)

An exceptionally comprehensive year-by-year summary of the work of the Eames Office from the early 1940s to the late 1970s. Covers everything equally -- from wartime plywood experiments and herman miller furniture to toys, exhibitions, and, of course, films. A must for anyone interested in Eames design. Full of hard-to-find information and photos of rarely seen items.