Vitra

Eames House Bird


by other, 1910 — from 156,00 €*
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Charles and Ray Eames augmented the interior "collage" of their house with numerous objects brought back from their extensive travels. For over 50 years the figure of a black wooden bird stood in the centre of their living room. Evidently one of their most prized objects of American folk art it also features as an accessory in many of the Eameses' photographs.
  • Accessories
  • Solid alder, black lacquer finish
  • Steel wire
  • 275 X 89 x 278 mm
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Description

Charles and Ray Eames augmented the interior "collage" of the Eames House with numerous objects brought back from their extensive travels. The figure of a black wooden bird — evidently one of their most prized objects of American folk art — has stood in the centre of their living room for over fifty years. Also seen as an accessory in many of the Eameses’ photographs, the bird figure from the Appalachian mountain region of the eastern United States. Based on the original artefact and in cooperation with the Eames Family, Vitra is now producing the first series of this figure.



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