Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention

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CHARLES EAMES

“The details are not the details. They make the design.”

RAY EAMES

“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts.”

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INSPIRATION

PROBLEMIDENTIFICATION

IDEA

PLAN

PROTOTYPE

TESTING

PRODUCT

MASS PRODUCTION

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1898 1925

1968

1956

1956

1949

1928

1908

1917

1902 1927

1928

1928

1931

1933

1948

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Some of their popular work

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The Eames Lounge Chair: Idea to Icon

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Sketches

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Inspiration

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Prototype

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Product

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BACK CUSHION

BACK SHELLS

BACK SPACERS

BACK CONNECTORS

Upholstered Lounge Chair and Ottoman: Exploded

ARM

ARM

CONNECTOR PLATE

OTTOMAN & CHAIR SEAT CUSHIONS

OTTOMAN SHELL

SPIDER

SPIDER

STAR BASE

SEAT SHELL

SHOCK MOUNTS

PLAN VIEW STAR BASE

OTTOMAN BASE

GLIDES

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1954: Chair $404. Ottoman $174.2010: Chair $2495. Ottoman $889.

Herman Miller launches the Lounge Chair

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Mass Production

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“We work because it is a chain reaction, each subject leads to the next.”

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