The Historia Supellexalis: “C” for Cranbrook
Cranbrook
An Alma Mater; An Academy of Art; A colony of experimentation
smow Blog Design Calendar: May 17th 1955 – Charles Eames Granted US Patent 2,708,476 for Furniture Frame Construction
On May 17th 1955 Charles Eames*, as assignor to the Herman Miller Furniture Company, was granted US patent 2,708,476 for a “Furniture Frame Construction”, specifically for, “a skeleton type metal furniture frame or shell construction” formed from “a plurality of lengths of wire arranged in crossed relation with another plurality of lengths of wire and welded thereto at their intersection…”1
A patent which although important and interesting in itself, is and was in many regards just as important and interesting for developments that arose on account of it. And for what its (hi)story can teach us about the work of Charles and Ray Eames……..
smow blog Design Calendar: August 20th 1873 – Happy Birthday Eliel Saarinen!
“Father of Eero…..” So or similar is in many circles the accepted form for referring to the Finnish architect and
(smow) blog Design Calendar: April 22nd 1964 – New York World’s Fair Opens
“We have a World’s Fair opening in New York again today and it will, as always with fairs, offer the
Playboy Architecture, 1953-1979 at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt am Main
It is a universally acknowledged fact that men only buy Playboy to read the articles. And we only visited the
Lost Furniture Design Classics: Case Furniture by Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames
We know what you’re thinking, lost furniture designs from Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames. ??? Yup. Two of the most
Grassi Museum for Applied Arts Leipzig: “Art Nouveau to Present”
On March 4th 2012 the Grassi Museum for Applied Arts Leipzig opened the final part of their permanent exhibition. An
Hofmobiliendepot Vienna: Sixties Design
On Wednesday February 29th the Hofmobiliendepot Vienna open their 2012 spring exhibition. We had hoped to make it to the
Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln: From Aalto to Zumthor Furniture by Architects
As tradition demands the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln (MAKK) have organised a furniture themed, special exhibition to coincide with
Design for Use, USA
“Wooden spoon for pickled vegetables by John F. Kennedy” ? ? ? John F. Kennedy. Green Mountain Woodcrafters, Vermont. And
DSR, RAR, DAW, ETC… Plastikstole af Charles og Ray Eames
Da vi for nylig var på en lille rejse fik vi øje på en ægte Eames fiberglasbænk fra Herman Miller
„Schöne neue Welt – American Mid-century Design“ @ Frank and Oliver, Zurich
Just as the Man in the Corner Shop was famously satisfied with his life until the Boss from the Factory
Danish Design Prize 2010/11
Timely to the end of our rantings against the current state of Danish design – the Danish Design Centre in
Happy Birthday Eero Saarinen!
August 20th marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Finnish architect/designer Eero Saarinen. Eero Saarinen had – in all
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
(smow) offline: Win a Vitra Organic Chair
It may not be the most universally recognised example of either Charles Eames‘ nor Eero Saarinen‘s canon however their 1940
DSR, RAR, DAW, ETC… The plastic chairs of Charles and Ray Eames
On a recent trip we discovered a genuine Herman Miller Eames fibreglass chair bench at an airport. Being a relatively
smow on tour: Scandinavian Design – Panton, Saarinen and co.
We at the (smow)blog aren’t above making advertising form others. If we feel that something passes to our remit, we
Designer furniture comes of age: TEFAF, Holland
The (smow) blog has more than once suggested that designer furniture is more than just a comfortable place to sit
Ray and Charles Eames: Or, how the artist and the architect revolutionised furniture design
Ray and Charles Eames could happily be described as „multi-talents“. The American designer pair created functional furniture with a global
Nothing is Impossible: Phillipe Starck wins Good Design Award 2008
Design awards. They’re funny things. Sometimes one has the feeling that behind every tree and round every corner a design