Charles and
Ray were a couple both from the United States, Charles was quite an interesting
individual with the use of experimenting new techniques and materials at that
time such as fibreglass and plastic resin moulding. He usually worked alongside
his creative wife which took into consideration the aspects and perspective of
the artistic side of the design.
The key
element to why this couple was so successful at the time was due to the ability
of capturing the feeling of what citizens wanted in their homes at that time, They
were not only able to design something they like and think it’s function able
and making the surrounding space a whole unit, they had the ability to design
for the use of the whole world. Charles was fascinated with the properties of
plastic and different properties that from one plastic to another could
vary. This discovery lead to some iconic
chairs to date, including DAR chair, RAR Rocker, DSR Dining Chair, DSW Dining, and
more. Many of the mentioned designs were displayed on the design competition
that was held in the 1940’s at The Museum of Modern Art’s. "The details
are not the details. They make the design." (Quoted from Charles Eames)
This description shows how important details were to him within creating the
design. DAR Chair is a design that is easily recognizable and to date we still
use this design in mass production, the materials used to create this design
are either plastic that are created from moulding or fibreglass were the same
process follows this makes it very easy for manufacturers to create or mas
produce this design.
From a very
thin plastic molded materials on top to a contrasting Stainless steel stilts
(legs) that are inspired from the connection between materials of the Eiffel
Tower, as one can notice at that time this was an innovative use of material and
especially the technique behind it was captivating. DAR stands for Dining Arm
chair with a rod base, this chair was designed for practical everyday living with
the elements of a deep seat, curved arms and high back makes it an eye
pleasing, comfortable
and practical chair for everyday use.
Eames lounge chair
This
design’s purpose was to create an aesthetically pleasing chair with certain
comfort and created to suit a specific environment, such as living rooms lounge
areas and high end offices. The designer was keen to specialize in another
technique that was firstly discovered by the designer Marcel Breuer back in the
1930’s. Both Charles and Breuer are pioneers in the molding of plywood
technique, in 1956 Charles and his wife published the eye catching lounge chair
were one can notice the use of bended plywood, Charles taught of this new
design as a modern version of a chair with a receptive look. Not only we still
have the ability to see this design in museums of design or art but also we still
offer them to our interiors to date, this shows that the Eames are designers
and artists with the ideology of creating a long existing design with a
functional purpose, the couple at that time was already universally dated to
comfort us to date both in aesthetics and function.
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Eames Lounge and Ottoman - Lounge Chair - Herman Miller. 2017. Eames
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