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room: about
Charles & Ray Eames
"Design is for living. That maxim shaped a widespread shift in design during
the 1940s and 1950s. It was a revolution of form, an exciting visual language
that signaled a new age and a fresh start -- and two of its prime movers
were Charles and Ray Eames. The Eamses were a husband and wife team
whose unique synergy led to a whole new look in furniture. Lean and
modern. Sleek, sophisticated and simple. Beautifully functional."
"Yet Charles and Ray Eames created more than a ""look"" with their bent
plywood chairs or molded fiberglass seating. They had ideas about making
a better world, one in which things were designed to fulfill the practical
needs of ordinary people and bring greater simplicity and pleasure to our
lives."
"The Eameses adventurously pursued new ideas and forms with a sense
of ""serious fun."" Yet, it was rigorous discipline that allowed them to achieve
perfection of form and mastery over materials. As Charles noted about the
molded plywood chair, ""Yes, it was a flash of inspiration,"" he said, ""a kind
of 30-year flash."" Combining imagination and thought, art and science,
Charles and Ray Eames created some of the most influential expressions
of 20th century design--furniture that remains stylish, fresh and functional
today."
"And they didn't stop with furniture. The Eameses also created a highly
innovative ""case study"" house in response to a magazine contest. They
made films, including a seven-screen installation at the 1959 Moscow
World's Fair, presented in a dome designed by Buckminster Fuller.
They designed showrooms, invented toys and generally made the world
a more interesting place to be."
"As the most important exponents of organic design, Charles and Ray Eames
demonstrated how good design can improve quality of life and human
understanding and knowledge."
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photo by ekapon
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