The Work of Charles and Ray Eames A Legacy of Invention
by Albrecht, DonaldFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-03-01
Publisher(s): Harry N. Abrams
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Summary
From the 1940s to the 1970s, the Los Angelesbased husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames practiced design at its most virtuous and its most expansive. Their furniture, toys, buildings, films, graphics, exhibitions, and books all aimed to improve society, not only functionally but also culturally and intellectually. The essays in this handsome and generously illustrated volume examine the Eameses' projects in the contexts of science, corporate patronage, and politics as well as those of modern design, architecture, and art.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| Design Is a Method of Action | p. 18 |
| The Office of Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser: The Material Trail | p. 44 |
| Evolving Forms: A Photographic Essay of Eames Furniture, Prototypes, and Experiments | p. 72 |
| The Eamesian Aesthetic in Popular Culture: A Timeline of Chairs | p. 98 |
| A Happy Octopus: Charles and Ray Learn Science and Teach It with Images | p. 104 |
| A Sense of the Mysterious | p. 118 |
| Reflections on the Eames House | p. 126 |
| "Natural Overlap": Charles and Ray Eames and the Federal Government | p. 150 |
| Appreciations | |
| Filmography | |
| Selected Bibliography | |
| Notes about the Contributors | |
| Index | |
| Photograph Credits | |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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