Böcker av Gloria Koenig

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 various aspects of their illustrious career.

The creative duo Charles Eames (1907-1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The Eameses' work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple's contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an adaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces which would become a hallmark of postwar modern architecture. From the couple's earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film Powers of Ten, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living.

The creative duo Charles Eames (1907-1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The Eameses' work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple's contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an adaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces which would become a hallmark of postwar modern architecture. From the couple's earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film Powers of Ten, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living.

Das kreative Duo Charles Eames (1907-1978) und Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) veränderte das Aussehen Amerikas. Das Ehepaar ist vor allem für seine Möbel bekannt, leistete aber auch Bahnbrechendes in den Bereichen Architektur, Textildesign, Fotografie und Film.Die Arbeiten der Eames standen für eine neue multifunktionale Modernität, die sich durch ihre Verbindung von Handwerk und Design sowie die Verwendung von modernen Materialien wie Sperrholz und Kunststoff auszeichnete. Der Eames Lounge Chair Wood, mit einer neuen Sperrholz-Verformungstechnik hergestellt, wurde zu einem Markenzeichen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Für die Case Study Houses setzte das Paar nicht nur auf innovative Weise Industriewerkstoffe ein, sondern entwickelte auch einen flexiblen Grundriss für multifunktionale Räumlichkeiten, der zu einem Markenzeichen der modernen Nachkriegsarchitektur wurde.Dieser Band deckt alle Aspekte des illustren Eames-OEuvres ab, von den frühesten Möbelexperimenten bis zum wegweisenden Kurzfilm Powers of Ten, und untersucht seinen revolutionären Einfluss auf den Wohnstil der amerikanischen Mittelschicht.