SHOWstudio (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Offering a somewhat slower and more plaintive pace than we are used to in Future Tense , today's film by the label Trosman betrays the designer's self-confessed penchant for National Geographic magazines and the work of Charles Eames and Frank Lloyd Wright. Jessica Trosman's film is inspired by three classic artisan... [ more ]
Apartment Therapy - Chicago (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
It is not easy to do something good, but it is extremely difficult to do something bad. -Charles Eames Sometimes it can feel as though we are facing an uphill battle in the design of our own home
Apartment Therapy LA (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
"Always remember to take pleasure seriously." -Charles Eames
Off Center (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
I’m pretty excited to announce that out of the plethora of answers to the game I posted, nobody got all the answers right. I’m happy to report that this black and white interior picture (fig. 1) stumped everybody. I’m lucky to have found it; there aren’t many pictures available online of the interior [...]
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
What's most impressive about Charles Eames's House, officially known as Case Study House #8, is the modesty of everything, the easygoing relationship between structures and site.
Apartment Therapy LA (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
If you’ve ever wondered about the creative minds behind such popular furniture pieces as the Eames Lounge Chair, Saarinen table and Arco Floor lamp then you are in luck. Modern design studio - Desi
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
GENT.- Design from the first decades following WW II is garnering great public interest. Commemoration exhibitions on Expo 58, the Brussels world fair, are abound. Before 1975, Design museum Gent did not possess any collection from the post-war period. Moreover, the museum was closed between 1958 and 1973. Thanks to interesting acquisitions and countless donations the museum can
LifeClever ;-) (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
Check out this 1956 TV interview of Charles Eames, featuring the debut of the classic Eames Lounge Chair: Half a century later, it’s still amazing. I especially love the video of the chair’s assembly, and of course, the special appearance by Ray Eames at the end. Thanks to Hugh for sending this my way.
The Curated Object (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
Lorser Feitelson, Dichotomic Organization, 1959, oil on canvas. Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Marie Eccles Caine Foundation Gift. © Feitelson Arts Foundation. Album cover for Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool (Capitol Records, 1957). Courtesy...
Responsible Nanotechnology (Free subscription) | 21/05/2008
Many of you probably have seen the famous (and famously brilliant) "Powers of Ten" film produced in 1977 by Charles Eames and his wife, Ray. It takes the viewer exponentially outward from a picnic in a park -- first one...
PSFK Trend: PSFK (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
Japan Today reports how the Japanese stationary, furniture and houseware retailer Muji, will be opening 30-40 stores across the States in the next few years. For a brand that's been popular with New York City-based MOMA goers for years, Muji introduced it's first store to NYC's Soho this past November, and will open its flagship [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 01/03/2008
This contemporary family room has decent bones, but the juxtaposition of a plastic play station against a lavish leather sofa is puzzling. We asked a couple of interior designers to help the householders out for under $100.
NOTCOT.ORG (Free subscription) | 05/12/2007
Vatne Hawk, by designer Olav Eldøy, is a modern version of Charles Eames classic lounge chair and ottoman
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 30/09/2007
Muriel Cooper was one of the first graphic designers to apply her skills to the computer screen. Having co-founded the Visible Language Workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973, she ran it until her death in 1994, and taught many of today's most gifted software designers.
Baggage Reclaim (Free subscription) | 15/09/2007
The original, and amazing "Powers of Ten" film by Ray and Charles Eames "Cosmic Zoom" a very similar film I remember being on "Blue Peter" - a bit creaky, but great to see again... And a wonderful parody from The Simpsons -
