The Work of Charles and Ray Eames - Albrecht, Donald
A Legacy of Invention
KORTE INHOUD
The Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames gave shape to the look of America's twentieth century. They witnessed firsthand many of the momentous historical events of the 1900s - including the Depression and World War II - and in their lives and work they represented the era's defining social movements: the shift of the nation's attention from the East Coast to the West Coast, the rise of corporate and industrial America, the global expansion of American culture. The Eameses' wholehearted belief that design could improve people's lives remains their greatest accomplishment, with elegance, wit, and beauty. Published on the occasion of a major exhibition organized by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., and the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany, the holders of the two richest Eames collections in the world, this volume celebrates that achievement. Includes essay by architect and curator Donald Albrecht, which explores the Eameses' achievements in collaboration with major...
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2005Uitgever: Harry N. Abrams208 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0810992329ISBN-13: 9780810992320Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2005, 205 pp, softcover
This publication accompanies an international traveling exhibition organized by the Library of Congress in partnership with the Vitra Design Museum.
This publication accompanies an international traveling exhibition organized by the Library of Congress in partnership with the Vitra Design Museum.
