The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of InventionThe Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames gave shape to the look of the 20th century. Their greatest accomplishment was in their wholehearted belief that design could improve people's lives, a serious ambition that they approached with elegance, wit, and beauty. |
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Foreword | 6 |
The Material Trail | 45 |
A Photographic Essay of Eames Furniture Prototypes and Experiments | 73 |
Copyright | |
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