When I started looking at the furniture of Charles and Ray Eames as a student at the Royal College of Art in London, what struck me was how it transcended its era. This chair, the LCW lounge chair, ...
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Charles and Ray Eames’ classic LCW might’ve never existed if not for the wood-molding techniques they honed making wartime products for the U.S. Army. The LCW debuted in 1946, when it caused a stir at ...
Mike Kuperus, the plant manager, says that the workers “appreciate the product as much if not more than the end consumer.” Inspecting the machine that crates a plywood table top. The finished product, ...
Before Charles and Ray Eames sculpted plywood into undulating furniture, they refined their techniques on medical devices. During World War II, the United States Navy engaged the American design duo ...
Appraisal: Charles Eames "LCW" Chair, ca. 1955, from Bismarck, Hour 2. In Bismarck, Hour 2, John Sollo appraises a Charles Eames "LCW" chair, ca. 1955.
When renowned industrial designer Ray Eames sat down to conceptualize a new piece of furniture, often alongside her husband, Charles, she used her background as a painter to imagine all the different ...
26.5 x 22 x 23 in. (67.3 x 55.9 x 58.4 cm.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...
Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Think of an Eames and it’s invariably that lounge chair with the matching footstool that springs to mind. Or perhaps ...