Archived entries for charles and ray eames

Constructing Eames

I heart handmade. There, I said it. Well, not a big surprise really after appearing on the Etsy blog a few months back. So, on my usual browse of the Etsy blog for their delicious imagery and well-researched stories I stumbled across a story on ‘Assembling the Eames Lounge Chair‘.

I am a bit of a design-snob and often disregard the Eames lounge chair as overexposed. It has almost made a mockery of itself. But watching this video made me remember everything I thought when I first saw one and sat in it. The quality is perfect and rivals most of its competition, standing the true test of good design…time!

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Do watch this video for some exquisite close-ups of an Eames lounge chair being assembled by Vitra…

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‘Eames on film’ – Charles & Ray talk about their designs

The world famous designers, Charles & Ray Eames debut their Lounge Chair in 1956 on NBC…

Charles & Ray Eames discuss a number of their design masterpieces including their then new Eames Lounge Chair, on the Arlene Francis “Home” show broadcast on the NBC television network in 1956.

Although at times quite patronising to Ray herself, the video offers an exceptional view of the Eames’ philosophies and approaches to design. It’s well worth a look.

 

The legendary design team Charles & Ray Eames made films, houses and classic midcentury modern furniture. Eames Demetrios, their grandson, shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, loving tribute to their creative process..

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The Genius of Charles & Ray Eames

I knew when I started ATELIER TALLY that I would eventually post about Charles & Ray Eames as I have been a fan since I was 15 years old. I remember the first time that I saw the famous “Eames lounger” in a magazine and fell in love with the retro curves and the leather upholstery. For some reason, I didn’t instantly think that I should try and work in the same industry that created this, but later I would find myself working alongside designers that met and worked with these genius’s.

I have never made the journey to visit the home that Charles & Ray, the husband and wife team, created out in Los Angeles but with so many good images flying around the internet, I feel like I have been there.

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My fascination soon faded as I become more interested in graphic design and headed off to Leeds to study. A chance visit to Saltaire near Bradford and The Home shop at Salts Mill brought me back to Eames and their furniture. As I turned 21, I was given some money for my birthday and decided to buy an Eames red Eiffel chair. It was such an amazing piece to find and finally be able to afford.

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I still have this chair and sit in it most days to work – it is just as nice an object as it is a comfortable chair.

My recommendation to most people, when they as me what they should buy, is to think of the one piece of furniture they have always coveted and buy it – there is no need to fill a house with design icons, but one piece really stands out and will make you smile form time to time, despite how shallow that sounds.

Watch films of Charles & Ray Eames discussing their designs at ATELIER TV

 

The following images were originally posted at Designboom.

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