{"product_id":"eames","title":"Eames","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe creative duo \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Eames (1907-1978) \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etransformed the visual character of America\u003c\/strong\u003e. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The Eameses' work defined a \u003cstrong\u003enew, multifunctional modernity\u003c\/strong\u003e, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably \u003cstrong\u003eplywood and plastics\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eThe Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple's contribution to the \u003cstrong\u003eCase Study Houses\u003c\/strong\u003e project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an \u003cstrong\u003eadaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces\u003c\/strong\u003e which would become a \u003cstrong\u003ehallmark of postwar modern architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the couple's earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film \u003cem\u003ePowers of Ten\u003c\/em\u003e, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its \u003cstrong\u003erevolutionary impact on middle-class American living\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gloria Koenig (Author), Peter Gössel (Editor)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52076938985752,"sku":"9783836560214","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/3117\/7240\/files\/9783836560214-us.jpg?v=1779124444","url":"https:\/\/northportbooksli.com\/products\/eames","provider":"Northport Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}