Eames: Furniture 1941-1978Pioneers of the 1950s and of the optimistic American way of life, Charles and Ray Eames created the greatest modern furniture "classics" between 1941 and 1978. They designed more than 20 chair models, mostly unique pieces, and developed know-how in the art of sitting. The Plywood Chairs LCW and DCW (1946), the Aluminum Group (1958) and the Lounge Chair (1956) have become true symbols of design that remain references today. Still produced, they inspire the admiration of new generations to convey the generous social ideal of their designers. |
Common terms and phrases
Academy of Art aesthetic Alvar Aalto armrests Art & Architecture Bernice Alexandra Kaiser California Chair DCM Dining Chair with Metal Chairs LCW Chaise Charles and Eero Charles and Ray Charles Eames Cranbrook Academy DCM Dining Chair Design in Home ditto Don Albinson Eames chairs Eames furniture Eames house Eames Office Eames Vitra Eameses Earl Woods Eero Saarinen Eliel Saarinen Evans Products exhibited experimental fiberglass armchair Fiberglass Chair filmmaker Billy Wilder Fonda Chair free forms Hans Hofmann Herman Miller house in Pacific Inc./photo injected aluminum John Entenza Julius Shulman materials Metal legs Modern Art molded plastic Molded Plywood Division MoMA Museum of Modern Pacific Palisades Phil Schaafsma Photo Plastic Armchair plastic shell Plyformed Wood Plywood Chair DCM projects purchased the rights Ray Eames Remade by Vitra Rolf Fehlbaum Saint Louis Sculpture shape Soft Pad splints Stacking Chair Study Houses program underframe Venice Washington University Wire Chair York Museum