Lost Furniture Design Classics: La Fonda Bar Stool by Charles and Ray Eames
In 1959 Alexander Girard was commissioned to design the interior of the New York restaurant La Fonda del Sol, a commission for which Charles and Ray Eames designed the seating.
Yet whereas the La Fonda dining chair and La Fonda side chair are well-known, if currently out of production, components of the Eames’ canon, what of the La Fonda bar stool…….
Eames Lighting Design… Or, A search for light in the Eames Universe…
Wandering aimlessly through the digital Marcel Breuer Archive one afternoon, we stumbled across a letter dated July 25th 1950 from Peter M Fraser, one of Breuer’s employees, to the Eames Office, enquiring about a lighting design by Charles and Ray that Breuer was interested in using in one of his architectural projects, and requesting…
…”a lighting design by Charles and Ray”???
Eames lighting???
Eames furniture ✔ Eames toys ✔ Eames exhibitions ✔ Eames textiles ✔ Eames films ✔ Eames photography ✔
But where is the lighting design in the portfolio of Charles and Ray Eames…?
Vitra Design Museum present Alexander Girard. A Designer’s Universe
Clearly vexed by a critical review in Architectural Forum of his friend Alexander Girard’s Santa Fe house, Charles Eames wrote
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As has oft been noted in these pages, the years following the Second World War were years of quick, radical,
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Older readers will remember how last year one of the Vitra Senior Manager’s quoted from this blog in his pre-fair
Lost Furniture Design Classics: Alexander Girard for Braniff Airlines and Herman Miller
The history of furniture design is strewn with works that briefly graced the public stage before vanishing without the honour
Design for Use, USA
“Wooden spoon for pickled vegetables by John F. Kennedy” ? ? ? John F. Kennedy. Green Mountain Woodcrafters, Vermont. And
Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat … colour and fun from Alexander Girard
Although Alexander Girard worked closely with Herman Miller and designers such as George Nelson or Charles and Ray Eames; Alexander
Movember
For thousands of men worldwide November ceased to exist in 2003. Since then its all September, October, Movember. Movember? –
2010 Designer Furniture World Cup: Finland 2-France 0
After the strenuous match against Alexander Girard, France decided to rest Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for the match against Eero
Airport Design: Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen and Alexander Girard
We used to love flying. But after Lufthansa’s decision to send us on unwanted world tour rather than directly from
VitraHaus: Jongerius, Panton, Eames: The rejected colour schemes
As many of you will be aware, the construction of the VitraHaus was not without it’s controversy. For all the
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat…. liesmichl and other assorted gift ideas
As traditional as roasted chestnuts and corked sherry, gift recommendations are what make Christmas for us. This year, however, we
(smow) congratulates: 20 Years Vitra Design Museum
On 03.11.1989 the Vitra Design Museum opened. On 09.11.1989 the Berlin Wall “fell”. Coincidence? Almost certainly. But while the Vitra
Light up your life …
It’s Dumfries Show on Saturday. That won’t mean much to the most people, but for us it is a sure