... And a Who's Who of mid 20th century American designers: Charles Eames. George Nakashima. Ray Eames. George Nelson. Eero Saarinen. Isamu Noguchi. Etcetera. All presented in an exhibition concept and catalogue designed by Alexander Girard. Aside from the very appetising list of objects displayed,...
... And allowed us the chance to enjoy the results. Aside from delightful solutions for Gerrit Rietveld and Charles Eames or Konstantin Grcic and Dieter Rams the highlight for us was Elias Betka's bench for Charles and Ray Eames: a double seater RAR. An idea that not only blew our socks ... Although Bodenreform was officially concerned with floors, floor-coverings and exploring the role of such in architecture and design, the project from the seminar that most appealed to us didn't...
... The young Eames both studying at the college and being employed in Eliel Saarinen's office. The meeting was to be the start of a lifelong professional and personal relationship; Saarinen even naming the first son from his second marriage "Eames". The professional careers of Charles ... The professional careers of Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen were equally close and both effectively started with joint projects; the 1940 "Organic Design in Home Furnishings"...
... It may not be the most universally recognised example of either Charles Eames' nor Eero Saarinen's canon however their 1940 "Conversation Chair" is without doubt one of the more important examples of 20th century furniture design. Designed for the New York Museum of Modern Art's "Organic Design ... For the sake of completeness we should also mention George Nelson's Swag Leg Chair, a design which relies heavily - albeit with permission - on both the technology and narrative of the...
... The cushions, so Eames, contrast with the sleek aluminium profile to create a softer, more opulent chair that still maintains the transparency and clarity of the original aluminium Chair. In addition Eames hope to expand on the success of the some 140,000 "apps" available for the aluminium...
... It all started with "boutique" hotels. which, if one is brutally honest, were simply small hotels. Or guest houses as we used to call them. Back in the day. Then slowly, ever so slowly the term "design hotels" emerged and today - whether used to describe a hotel where each room has it's own...
... In the world of designer furniture there are few designers for who "home" and "family" played such a central role as Charles and Ray Eames. From the design of their "Eames House" as a combined living and working space for a young family and on through their many works for and with children,...
... Today is World Usability Day. We do admit to be being more than a touch sceptical about the motivations that lead people to establish events such as "Global Avocado Day", "Bulgarian Aramaic Appreciation Week", or indeed "World Usability Day", but we can't help agreeing with the preamble to their...
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