The Story of Eames Furniture: 1- 2 - Rilegato

Neuhart, Marilyn; Neuhart, John

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ISBN 10: 389955230X ISBN 13: 9783899552300

Casa editrice: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2010

Riassunto

In this unique publication, Marilyn andJohn Neuhart tell the story, to paraphraseCharles Eames himself, of how Eames furnituregot to be the way it is. The Story ofEames Furniture is a biography —not of anindividual person, but of arguably the mostinfluential and important furniture brandof our time. Brimming with more than2,500 images and insider information, thistwo-volume book in a slipcase sheds newlight on the context in which the furnitureof Charles and Ray Eames was created. Itdocuments in unparalleled detail how thedesign process in the Eames Office developedas well as the significant roles playedby specific designers and manufacturers.Volume 1 presents the early years of theEames Office and its method of furnituredesign and development. It introduces notonly Charles and Ray Eames, but also keymembers of their design team including EeroSaarinen, Harry Bertoia, Herbert Matter, andothers —a widely diverse group of peoplewho did the day-by-day work on the furnitureprojects and who together ultimatelyturned contemporary design in a new direction.This volume also focuses on CharlesEames’s early work with plywood and how headapted plywood-molding techniques into asystem to mass-produce furniture.Volume 2 features the period from theaftermath of the Second World War through1978, the year of Charles Eames’s death andof the effective, functional end of the EamesOffice. By explaining the pioneering industrialprocesses used with innovative materialssuch as fiberglass, wire, and aluminum, itprovides incomparable insight into how newtechnologies served as the genesis for themost interesting pieces of Eames furniture.This volume also focuses on the role of theHerman Miller Furniture Company in the evolution of furniture design at the EamesOffice and investigates the influence of DonAlbinson, who was Charles Eames’s primarydesigner and technician from the mid-1940sto 1960.The Story of Eames Furniture celebratesCharles Eames’s vanguard cultural achievementof giving modern society the opportunityof materializing its identity throughfurniture design that, even today, still topsbestseller lists and has not lost any of itsoriginal elegance, timelessness, freshness,and quality.

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Recensione:

This is my favorite design book of 2010. Yes, it's huge!...The quality and quantity of records is extraordinary. (Bill Moggridge, Director of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum)

Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, durch ein Buch einen derart unmittelbaren Einblick in das Innenleben eines Designstudios bekommen zu haben - sowohl im Text als auch anhand der Abbildungen. Meinen Glückwunsch zu dieser fulminanten und gewichtiegen editorischen Meisterleistung. (Prof. Dr. Florian Hufnagl, Leitender Sammlungsdirektor Die Neue Sammlung Staatliches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Design in der Pinakothek der Moderne)

Marilyn und John Neuhart, langjährige Mitarbeiter, Partner und Freunde von Charles und Ray Eames, sowie der Die Gestalten Verlag aus Berlin, haben mit viel Liebe und Gefühl, Verständnis und Kenntnis, Akribie und großem Wissen alles über das Leben und Lebenswerk der beiden Eames zusammengetragen, dieses in eine einmalige Form gebracht und damit ein herausragendes Eames-Standardwerk geschaffen. Entstanden ist ein großartiges multifunktionalesEames-Kompendium in zwei Bänden, ein 'Pfundstück' mit besonderer Ausstrahlung und so mitreißend, wie Eames und die Menschen um ihn herum gewesen sein müssen und die Produkte immer noch sind. (Dr. Michael Peters, Peters' Bakery Art Shop e.K. CEO Frankfurt Fair 1993-2010)

L'autore:

The Story of Eames Furniture was written and designed by Marilyn Neuhart together with her husband John. Both worked with the Eames Office in various capacities from the 1950s until 1978, the year of Charles Eames s death. Having been in close proximity to Charles and Ray Eames as well as the members of the Eames Office and their patron manufacturers for almost 30 years, Marilyn and John Neuhart had the extraordinary opportunity to absorb their stories. This book is a firsthand account of the Eames Office from within that meticulously portrays the history and development of Eames furniture based on the recollections of the Neuharts and those who worked closely with Charles Eames. More familiar with the material and protagonists than almost any other, Marilyn Neuhart has spent the last 15 years compiling the texts and images featured in this book.

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• Editore: Die Gestalten Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 389955230X
• ISBN 13: 9783899552300
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 798