December 4, 2008
Charles and Ray Eames, a married couple who pioneered modern furniture and industrial design in the 1950s, were responsible for some of the most innovative and popular designs of the 20th century, fabricated from wood, fiberglass, plastic and even wire mesh. Their designs have been widely imitated, but original Eames chairs are highly sought by collectors.
The Eameses began working together in the 1940's, creating furniture that was simple and modern, yet elegant. Their designs had few bells and whistles, and used affordable and functional materials like aluminum, steel, laminates and experimental plastics. They produced chairs, tables, lamps, and couches, and even designed a number of popular toys.
The couple's sparse yet functional stylings influenced architects, artists, and countless other designers of the era now known as 'mid-century modern.' Although Eames products were popular at the time they were produced, no one really collected them until the mid-1970's.
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Steven Cabella's personal homage to Charles and Ray Eames. This site is as clean and visually appealing as the Eame… [more]
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MiamiHerald.com, FL -
Even at a steep discount, a knockoff Eames chair didn't seem like a good buy. This is an excerpt from the No-Spend Zone blog, wherein six under-thirty ...
News-antique.com (press release), NY -
... there is a reminder of times past be it Mom’s kitchen stuff or Grandpa’s pocket watch, or perhaps a Tiffany lamp, an Eames chair, or a Victorian settee. ...
Business Standard, India -
These include the original Eames Chair, the Barcelona Chair and so on to the vast range of products designed by Dashrath. No one has access to this and ...
Times of India, India -
Ahmedabad : A furniture designer, architect, photographer, traveller and much more. That is Charles Eames, whose works have been displayed at the National ...
Reading Eagle, PA -
The Comet and Tokyo coffee tables owe a debt to Isamu Noguchi, and the Stax chair and God Father lounge are elongated hybrids of Charles and Ray Eames' ...
New York Times, United States -
But equally rewarding discoveries include a 1940s portrait of a black boy in a red Eames chair, by the Chicago painter Edna Wolff Maschgan (JMW Gallery); ...
MarketWatch -
Charles Eames 670 chair and 671 ottoman -- DWR list price: $3599 - $4499 -- REAL MODERN auction estimate: $1500 - 3500 Mies van der Rohe BRNO Chair -- DWR ...
TheReporter.com, CA -
Among several other noteworthy pieces are plastic Eames chairs from the mid-20th century; Helen Allen's whimsical "Cat Chair" (1930) for a small child; ...
Wall Street Journal -
... with period references, some obvious (the heroes appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show") and others subtle (there's an Eames chair in their dressing room). ...
Belfast Newsletter, UK -
Denis Bradley - co-chair of the Consultative Group on the Past with Lord Eames - made the address today in the Great Hall in Queens. ...
