Charles Eames Books

The book showcases the innovative contributions of Charles and Ray Eames, highlighting their iconic furniture designs alongside their diverse work in architecture, textiles, graphic design, and more. It emphasizes their collaborative spirit as a couple and their playful approach to design, celebrating the fluidity of their creative process. Richly illustrated, the monograph includes personal insights from the Eames family, capturing both their artistic achievements and everyday moments. The packaging reflects their design ethos, making this a unique collector's item that visually narrates their legacy.

Over 100,000 copies of this spectacular journey have already been sold. In forty-two consecutive scenes, each at a different 'power of ten' level of magnification, readers are taken from the dimension of one billion light years to the realm of the atom. The text and other illustrations depict what we can perceive at each progressively smaller level of magnitude. "A brilliant pictorial and textual embodiment of a wonderful idea." Stephen Jay Gould Videos of Powers of Ten are available from: RITELtd. Cross Tree, Walton Street, Walton in Gordano, Clevedon, Avon BS21 7AW Tel: 01275-340279 Fax: 01275-340327

The Eames are well-known for their contributions to furniture design, especially their revolutionary use of moulded plywood and other modern materials. This book offers a comprehensive study of the pioneers of moulding techniques for furniture.

Nichts vermittelt moderne Pefektion so wie Eames' Design. Obwohl sie allgemein für ihre Möbel bekannt sind, waren das Ehepaar Charles und Ray Eames 1907-78 und 1912-88 auch Pioniere in den Bereichen Architektur, Industriedesign, Fotographie und Film. Dieses Buch deckt alle Gebiete Ihrer glänzenden Karriere ab, von den ersten Experimenten mit Möbeln und Sperrholzdesign über die Case Study Houses bis zu Ihrer Arbeit für Herman Miller und Filme wie der zukunftsweisende Kurzfilm "Powers of Ten".