An Eames Anthology : Articles, Film Scripts, Interviews, Letters, Notes, and Speeches

Charles Eames; Ray Eames; Daniel Ostroff
Yale University Press
 9780300203455
0-300-20345-4

An inspiring collection of the writings of two of the 20th centurys most brilliant and influential designersAn Eames Anthology collects for the first time the writings of the esteemedAmerican architects.

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and designers Charles and Ray Eames, illuminating their marriage and professional partnership of fifty years. More than 120 primary-source documents and 200 illustrations highlight iconic projects such as the Case Study Houses and the molded plywood chair, as well as their work for major corporations as both designers (Herman Miller, Vitra) and consultants (IBM, Polaroid). Previously unpublished materials appear alongside published writings by and about the Eameses and their work, lending new insight into their creative process. Correspondence with such luminaries as Richard Neutra and Eero Saarinen provides a personal glimpse into the advance of modernity in mid-century America.