unique intake on design. But the duo of Charles and Ray Eames and Marti Guixe stood out the most to me personally. Charles and Ray Eames is a legendary couple and have made amazing work since the early 1900’s. On the other hand Marti Guixe caught my attention because he first started his design career at a college in Barcelona, which he began to major in interior design. My major right now is in interior design so I can relate to him on that level. The married Eames couple started out in the early 1900’s
In 1956, the 670 Eames Lounge Chair together with its ottoman made a debut on the Home show hosted by Arlene Francis on NBC. Designed by Charles & Ray Eames, the then new masterpiece was said to be the ‘modernised version of the old English club chair’ which later became a true design icon of the 20th Century. History of 670 Eames Lounge Chair Charles & Ray Eames, a prolific duo well known for their objective to design furniture for mass production and retailed at affordable cost came up with one
is reflected an interest in the use of Japanese wooden-frame traditions showing the sensitivity and irregularity of the composition. Such like the House at Regensburg; aestheticism played a part but here it is interpreted in a different sense. Eames created an aesthetic effect that arose from the ‘careful juxtapositions of ready-made structural elements’. This can be seen from the webbed trusses, which are formed from reflections and transparencies. Where selected objects are a part of the architecture
The study selected the Eames famous design to talk about the impact of the social. Firstly, I will introduce the Eames’ background. Secondly, I will introduce some of their futures. Thirdly, I will talk more about the Eames house. Finally, I will talk about what I had inspired from them. If good design is the collision of creativity, hard work and a bit of serendipity, then the Eames' design can proudly bear the title. Charles and Ray Eames are well-known for their assistance to furnishings and
America is seen as the land of opportunity in that there are endless possibilities for an individual. In this land of opportunity, Americans strive to obtain the ideal known as the American dream. The American Dream is seen as the accomplishment of an ambition achieved while challenged by adversity.1 Americans often associate this success with the ownership of a home. The home is not simply a place of basic protection; there is a much deeper connection to the individual. Ownership of a home grants
The Case Study House program was an idea set up by John Entenza of the Arts and Architecture magazine in 1945 in Los Angeles. It was buoyant during the years of americas post war building boom. The whole idea of the scheme was to tackle the inevitable housing shortage due to the enlargement of major cities. Post war, southern california experienced this growth and industrialisation. As more and more automobiles were being produced more and more freeways were being built, more and more ranch houses
After Rhode’s death, De Pree hired George Nelson as Herman Miller’s first design director, and Charles and Ray Eames, a husband-and-wife design team from Los Angeles. During the 1950’s Herman Miller introduced a number of new furniture designs, including some by Alexander Girard, Charles and Ray Eames, and George Nelson. The company was able to introduce the first molded fiberglass chairs and the Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Also, in 1950, Herman Miller began its first overseas operation in the
An exceptional house using prefabricated components was built by the designers Charles and Ray Eames in 1945-1949 in Santa Monica, California. The house is set back from the sea on a hilly site, amidst trees that filter the light into its interior. lt is a box that recalls the delicacy of a Japanese shoji screen, in this instance with a prefabricated
A house without furniture is like a barren canvas waiting for realising its own beauty. A home sans classy furniture affords no comfort to its owners. Besides, it looks dull and cheerless. What is Furniture? Furniture enjoys a long and illustrious presence in our dwellings. It changed its form and style according to the tastes of the time. The ornate baroque furniture that once graced the grand abodes of the era is now confined to the museums around the world. Many of the opulent articles of a later
The decade of the Fifties gave birth to Rock and Roll. When Bill Haley's Rock Around The Clock became popular in 1952, the nation learned to swing to a whole new sound. But, Rock wasn't the only music of the Fifties. (Rewind the fifties jukebox) Other artists with other songs had folks humming' for much of the decade. Pat Boone, Perry Como and Patti Page - just to mention the "Ps". (Fifties Web) The feel-good innocence of a lot of the Fifties music reflects on the post World War II optimism in America
Ideas and inspirations for modern houses Nearly all of us secretly harbour a dream of building a home for ourselves. Some us may buy an old structure and renovate it into a style suited for modern time. Others invest in a plot to build from a scratch. Every era has its own distinctive style that reflects in art, architecture and design. A variety of reasons, including changing socio-economic conditions, can be identified behind this unceasing evolution in tastes and design. The magnificent structures