{"product_id":"eames","title":"Eames","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe creative duo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Eames (1907-1978)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRay Kaiser Eames (1912-1988)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etransformed the visual character of America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003enew, multifunctional modernity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eplywood and plastics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCase Study Houses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eadaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which would become a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ehallmark of postwar modern architecture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003erevolutionary impact on middle-class American living\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExtent: 96 pp\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003ePublication date: 2015-08-03\u003cbr\u003eSize: 26.4 x 21.7 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52258433532205,"sku":"19103","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2303\/9051\/files\/B5.webp?v=1785114206","url":"https:\/\/gatheredstore.com.au\/products\/eames","provider":"gathered store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}