Jason cohn and bill jerseys definitive documentary delves into the private world the eameses created in their renaissancestyle, venice beach. Get inside the minds and the workspace of charles and ray eames, two of the 20th centurys most influential designers. From 1941 to 1978 charles and ray eames, a husbandandwife team, brought unique. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important designers.
Charles eames and ray eames, american designers best known for the beauty, comfort, elegance, and delicacy of their massproducible furniture. They are best remembered for their midcentury modern furniture, built from innovative materials, including molded plywood, fiberglass. Charles and ray eamess careers in the 1950s mirrored americas postwar shift from an industrial economy of goods to a postindustrial society of information. They are best remembered for their midcentury modern furniture, built from innovative materials, including molded plywood, fiberglassreinforced plastic, and bent metal wire and. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also created a mindbending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during world war ii, to photography, interiors, multimedia exhibits, graphics. The architect and the painter premieres nationally monday, december 19 from 1011. Jun 21, 20 in anticipation of this months dwell on design show, we have been thinking a lot about one of the most prominent duos in modern design history. The eames office focused its efforts on exhibitions, publications, and films. Here youll find drawings of some of the most iconic eames designs, a few downloadable goodies and little bit of text should you need to brush up on your eames history. The world of charles and ray eames exhibition toured to.
This is the first work ive consulted that describes their films in detail. Dec 18, 2017 charles and ray eames were two of the most influential designers of the 20th century. Ray and charles working on a conceptual model for the exhibition mathematica, 1960, photograph. With charles eames, ray eames, james franco, jeannine oppewall. Oct 28, 2011 the husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important designers. Jun 14, 2017 though best known for their furniture designs, charles and ray eames made more than 125 filmsstriking attempts to get across an idea. Nov 30, 2017 charles had a daughter, lucia jenkins eames, with his first wife. The husband and wife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important designers. Charles and ray eames films shine a light on their design.
An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The two are ranked among the finest american designers of the 20th century, renowned for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design and the photographic arts. Charles eames june 17, 1907 august 21, 1978 was an american designer, architect and film maker. Charles and ray eames are counted among the most important figures of twentiethcentury design. Discover the illustrious repertoire of charles and ray eames, from furniture to industrial design, with this monograph by taschen books. Charles ormond eames and ray bernice alexandra kaiser met at the cranbrook academy of art in michigan, where they both studied design and architecture in the late 1930s. Like all good documentaries, a good film in its own right and not just for the. Official site of charles and ray eames eames office. Charles eames biography childhood, life achievements. Though best known for their furniture designs, charles and ray eames made more than 125 filmsstriking attempts to get across an idea. Charles eames, who was also an architect, was for several years head of the experimental design department at cranbrook academy of art, bloomfield hills, michigan. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also created a mindbending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during world war ii, to photography, interiors, multimedia exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys.
They eventually married and developed a joint career based on a commitment to devising elegant solutions to design problems. In creative partnership with his spouse, ray kaiser eames, he was responsible for groundbreaking contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in chicago, this famous film transports us to the outer edges of the universe. Dec 06, 2011 charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america. They also worked in education, making public exhibitions on science and technology topics, sometimes in partnership with ibm. Beyond the age of information, charles eames said in 1971, is the age of choices. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames were americas most influential and important industrial designers. Their communications projects elevated charles and ray eames to the status of cultural ambassadors overseas and interpreters of the meaning of america at home. Charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america. Their lives and work represented the nations defining social movements. He attended school there and developed an interest in engineering and architecture. Preserving the charles and ray eamesherman miller films. Apr 21, 2020 a selection of the movies of charles and ray eames.
Eames office official site of charles and ray eames. Charles eames 190778 and ray eames 191288 gave shape to americas twentieth century. Charles eames 19071978 and ray kaiser eames 19121988 were a creative couple renown for their furniture design and architecture, as well as textiles, photography, and film. Documentary shorts mostly, these films continue to be very influential. Their lives and work represented the nations defining movements. Volume 2 of the eames films contains three films that are absolutely crucial to any meaningful understanding of the eames work. When you own an eames product made by vitra, you know it is an original. Watch the definitive documentary on the husbandwife design icons. Media in category charles and ray eames the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. The two are ranked among the finest american designers of the 20th century, renowned for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design and.
Between 1950 and 1982, charles and ray eames made over 125 short films ranging from minutes in length. Lucia and her son, eames demetrios, grandson of charles, set up the foundations that have preserved the legacy of the eames ideas. Design writers and editors were asked to reveal their favorite instagram pages, and the eames office made the list. He was a director and writer, known for where did you go.
The 10 best eames designs in pictures culture the guardian. William cook looks at how the pair worked together to create designs that still inspire today. Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in american culture. Rather than furnishings and buildings, the eames office focused its efforts on communication systemsexhibitions, publications, and films. Their collaborative oeuvre contributed to the development of postwar american modernism. Charles american, 19071978 and ray eames american, 19121988 were designers most well known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, and furniture and industrial design and manufacturing.
The couple met at cranbrook academy of art, in the 1930s, where they collaborated with eero saarinen on designs for furniture. The architect and the painter a film by jason cohn and bill jersey. Powers of ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. Charles and ray eames continued to experiment in their flat with a press they called kazam. Frequently photographed in matching clothes, poses, or both, each brought a. The eames foundation has released a plan to maintain the modernist californian residence that charles and ray eames built for themselves to make it look like the designers just stepped out for. Charles had a daughter, lucia jenkins eames, with his first wife. Sep 05, 2019 the eames foundation has released a plan to maintain the modernist californian residence that charles and ray eames built for themselves to make it look like the designers just stepped out for. He was an architect by training, she was a painter and sculptor. He was married to ray eames and catherine woermann. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. At the world of charles and ray eames making its u. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as.
Vitra brings original eames radio into production for the first time. The eames furniture, especially office chairs such as the lounge and aluminium series are today synonymous with mid20th century corporate america. Toccata for toy trains and powers of ten are two brilliant examples of the eameses skill, creativity and farreaching interests. The scores for both those films and some thirty others were written by their friend and collaborator, elmer bernstein. An architect friend humorously recalls a dinner party at charles and ray eames s home where a visual dessert of floral centerpieces was. Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer of eames products for europe and the middle east. Vitra design museum, weil am rhein, germany 30 sept 201725 feb 2018.
Their work spans the fields of furniture design, filmmaking, photography and exhibition design. Charles died in 1978 with ray dying of cancer on 21 august 1988, ten years to the day after charles. These three film essays touch on critical issues in charles and rays work. Netflix documentary about eames and modern design popsugar home. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art, and film. Frequently photographed in matching clothes, poses, or both, each brought a rich array of talents to. On november 19, 1982, ray eames signed a deed of gift to bequeath the eames collection to the library of congress. Aug 26, 2010 powers of ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. Due to a number of delays, the relocation of the moving image materials from the eames office to the librarys landover, maryland, facility was not finished until 2004. Charles and ray eames were two of the most influential designers of the 20th century. The donation included paper, photographs, and motion pictures. This is an excellent documentary about charles and ray eames, their lives and their designs. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in chicago, this famous film transports us to the.
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