{"product_id":"9783836560214","title":"Eames","description":"The creative duo \u003cb\u003eCharles Eames (1907–1978) \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Ray Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etransformed the visual character of America\u003c\/b\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 \u003cb\u003enew, multifunctional modernity\u003c\/b\u003e, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably \u003cb\u003eplywood and plastics\u003c\/b\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 \u003cb\u003eCase Study Houses\u003c\/b\u003e project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an \u003cb\u003eadaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces\u003c\/b\u003e which would become a \u003cb\u003ehallmark of postwar modern architecture\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the couple’s earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film \u003ci\u003ePowers of Ten\u003c\/i\u003e, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its \u003cb\u003erevolutionary impact on middle-class American living\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42371113615421,"sku":"9783836560214","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9783836560214_p0.jpg?v=1771564312","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9783836560214","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}