Charles and Ray Eames

I've been meaning to get this posted for a while. The work of the husband and wife team of Charles and Ray Eames was featured recently at Krankies Coffee in Winston-Salem. Their films, Powers of Ten, 901, and a draft version of Powers of Ten were screened alongside pieces of their furniture loaned for the occassion by a furniture retailer in Greensboro.

Here is the Powers of Ten film:

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Several speakers presented their thoughts on the iconic work of the couple, including Peter Marsh of Workplace Strategies. Some of you who were in ARC 111 in the Fall of 2007 will remember him--he was a guest critic during some presentations in that class.

Here are some links to some of the most pertinent sites about the couple and their work.

http://www.eamesgallery.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_and_Ray_Eames
http://www.designmuseum.org/design/charles-ray-eames
Pictures of the Eames' house in Pacific Pallisades:
http://www.archiplanet.org/buildings/Eames_House.html/Eames_House.html

Best known on TV for Dr. Frasier Crane's chair on the show Frasier:

Short video on the Lounge Chair and Ottoman assembly:

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