The World of Charles and Ray Eames

The World of Charles and Ray Eames

by Catherine Ince (Editor), Catherine Ince (Editor), Lotte Johnson (Editor), Lotte Johnson (Editor)

Synopsis

Charles (1907-1978) and Ray (1912-1988) Eames are among the most important designers of the 20th century, and the story of the Eames Office is that of visual and material culture in the post-war, modern period. The World of Charles and Ray Eames charts the history of their inspiring and prolific world and brings together key works and ideas explored at the Eames Office throughout its extraordinary history.

This definitive monograph explores the era-defining work of the Eames Office, a `laboratory' active for over four decades, where the Eameses and their collaborators produced a vast array of pioneering and influential projects - from architecture, furniture and product design to film, photography, multi-media installation and exhibitions, as well as new models for arts education. Themes include `The Eames Office: Life in Work', `At Home with the Eameses', `Information Machines', `The Seeing Eye', `Office USA: Communicating America at Home and Abroad', and `The Art of Living'. Alongside newly commissioned texts by leading design experts, The World of Charles and Ray Eames will include contemporaneous reviews and magazine articles, writings by Charles and Ray Eames themselves, personal correspondence and a comprehensive reference section.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 23 Aug 2018

ISBN 10: 0500294623
ISBN 13: 9780500294628
Book Overview: A critically acclaimed survey of the work and legacy of the pioneering design duo

Media Reviews
'A revelatory portrait of a hugely influential postwar creative duo' - Sunday Times
'A great resource' - Creative Review
'Magnificent' - Observer