Gloria Koenig Libros

El dúo creativo Charles Eames (1907–1978) y Ray Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) transformó la estética de América. La pareja es conocida principalmente por sus muebles, pero también realizó contribuciones innovadoras en arquitectura, diseño textil, fotografía y cine. Las obras de los Eames representaron una nueva modernidad multifuncional, caracterizada por la fusión de la artesanía y el diseño, así como por el uso de materiales modernos como el contrachapado y el plástico. La silla lounge Eames Wood, fabricada con una nueva técnica de conformado de contrachapado, se convirtió en un ícono del siglo XX. Para las Case Study Houses, la pareja utilizó de manera innovadora materiales industriales y desarrolló un plano flexible para espacios multifuncionales, que se convirtió en un sello distintivo de la arquitectura moderna de posguerra. Este volumen abarca todos los aspectos de la ilustre obra de Eames, desde los primeros experimentos en muebles hasta el innovador cortometraje Powers of Ten, y examina su influencia revolucionaria en el estilo de vida de la clase media estadounidense.

"Los Angeles is a city whose buildings define it, a city whose buildings are instantly recognizable. A bestseller in hardcover, Iconic L.A. has been completely updated and revised to include Case Study House #8, the famed steel-and- glass masterpiece designed by Charles and Ray Eames"--Provided by publisher.

Creative duo Charles and Ray Eames were one of the most transformative forces in design history: through furniture, photography, architecture, textile design, industrial design, and film, the husband and wife defined a new, multifunctional modernity. Discover all aspects of their illustrious repertoire and its revolutionary impact on...

Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects, etc.,... the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.- Charles Eames... everything hangs on something else.- Ray EamesNothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design. Though they are best known to the general public for their furniture, the husband and wife duo of Charles and Ray Eames (1907-78 and 1912-88, respectively) were also forerunners in the fields of architecture, industrial design, photography, and film. This book covers all the aspects of their illustrious career, from the earliest furniture experiments and molded plywood designs to the Case Study Houses to their work for Herman Miller and films such as the seminal short, Powers of Ten.