Weekend / Stuff
Peter Shire Ceramics, late 70s and early 80s New little Ray Eames Ephemera and Carl Aubock Stuff
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VKG / Babes
Babes on Van Keppel Green - 1947 Complete with an issue of Arts & Architecture from August 1944. Cover by Ray Eames. The magazine is a bit old considering the photo shoot was in 1947
Ray Eames / In the Spotlight
Ray Eames : In the Spotlight The exhibition was curated by C harles and Ray's granddaughter, Carla Hartman. Carla is the daughter of Charles's daughter, Lucia. A lot of love went into this and a vast majority of the material has never been on public display. It's a special tribute to Ray's brilliance. Carla with Grandpa Charles Photo by Lucia Eames, courtesy of Carla Hartman, Via Denver Post Prototype base on a Zenith rope edge chair, made with director and close Eames friend Billy Wilder in mind. Wilder often served as a test pilot during the prototype phase, particularly in the lounge chair department. Oh yeah, Hawk House sighting. Source: Life Speaking of Wilder, Ray worked on a typography design for his film, Love in the Afternoon . The Eames Chaise (ES 106) is in the background. See the Wilder connection in this video by Daniel Ostroff, here . The end product ...
Ray / Birthday
Happy 101 to Ray Eames Image: Eames: Beautiful Details by The Eames Office and Ammo Books Image: Eames: Beautiful Details by The Eames Office and Ammo Books
Ray Eames Exhibit / ESU
ESU in the Ray Eames: A Century of Modern Design exhibit at the California Museum . The placard in front of it didn't really say anything specific about this ESU. It was just a brief description of what an Eames Storage Unit is. The construction doesn't look like a typical ESU. For one, the feet are Domes of Silence and not the little black or gray rubber ones. The plywood looks a little thick as well. The panels are also wood, not Masonite. Check out this wood brace to prevent the legs from bending. It's like a mini-splint. Due to a tendency to bend, this leg design was actually changed to inset tubes in 1952 . Anyway, I think this is one of the, if not the very first, ESUs from 1949. This photo is from the 1949, An Exhibition for Modern Living. It looks like the same one to me. It's the same configuration, the top and side panels are the same and that white...