The World of Charles and Ray Eames

Name: The World of Charles and Ray Eames
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500294628
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Summary

The World of Charles and Ray Eames explores the pioneering work of the Eames Office, active for over 40 years in shaping post-war modern design. It covers their vast creative output, including architecture, furniture, product design, film, photography, and multimedia, while offering insights into their innovative approach to arts education. The book includes essays by design experts, contemporary reviews, personal writings, and correspondence, presenting a comprehensive view of their influential legacy.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is ideal for readers interested in modern design, architecture, visual culture, and the history of twentieth-century creativity. It appeals to both design professionals and enthusiasts looking to deepen their understanding of one of the most important design partnerships in history.

A wide-ranging survey of the work and legacy of the pioneering design duo.

A critically acclaimed survey of the work and legacy of the pioneering design duo

Description

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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Sunday Times calls it 'a revelatory portrait of a hugely influential postwar creative duo.' Creative Review describes it as 'a great resource,' while the Observer simply deems it 'magnificent.' Actual Size highlights it as a 'weighty tome' that thoroughly examines the era-defining work of Charles and Ray Eames.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500294628

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 August 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout

Contributors:

Edited by Catherine Ince

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 320.0mm

Weight: 1740g

Pages: 320

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Catherine Ince is Chief Curator, V&A East, Victoria and Albert Museum. She previously worked at the Barbican Art Gallery, where she curated ‘The World of Charles and Ray Eames’ (2015) and ‘Bauhaus: Art As Life’ (2012).