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Mark your diary!: much more than chairs- “The World of Charles and Ray Eames” opens at the Barbican Centre, London

26 Monday Oct 2015

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"The World of Charles and Ray Eames" - exhibition, Charles and Ray Eames, design collaboration, design work, furniture design, mid-century modern, multi-disciplinary design work, The Barbican Centre - London

 

The Barbican Centre, London

is venue for the exhibition

The World of Charles and Ray Eames,

in showcasing the works of

the internationally famous husband and wife collaborative creative duo.

 

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(image from loc.gov):

charles and ray eames, at work portrait, loc.gov

In studio; At work

Ray and Charles Eames

 

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Charles Ormond Eames, Jr (1907–1978)

and Bernice Alexandra “Ray” Eames (1912–1988)

were American designers, readily known for their iconic furniture concepts.

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Be seated

(image from modernvintage.nl):

charles and ray Eames_Lounge_Ottoman_modernvintage.nl

Charles and Ray Eames

lounge and ottoman

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(image from designmuseum.de):

charles and ray eames, vitra chair, design-museum.de

Vitra chair

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In addition to their furniture design work,

the new show The World of Charles and Ray Eames

highlights the influence and breadth

of their artistic achievements in other areas:

architecture

graphic design

toy design

short films

photography and  more

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Plaything

(image from antenna7.com):

harles and ray eames_plywood_elephant, antenna7.com

Plywood elephant in red

for childrens’ seat/play

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Home Sweet (Eames) Home

(image from skiii.tumblr.com):

charles and ray eames, iskiii.tumblr.com

Eames House

by Charles and Ray Eames,  home / studio

located Pacific Palisades, California

constructed (1949) from glass / steel

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Aspects of their progressive design mindset-

previsioned the coming of the computing age.

For the 1964 World’s Fair (NYC)

they displayed their multi-screen “Information Machine”.

Visitors could write a date on a card, feed the card into the machine

and the machine would offer the leading New York Times headline for that date-

certainly a rudimentary precursor of Google Search.

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The World of Charles and Ray Eames

is a show not to be missed for its examination of

 multi-talented, multi-disciplinary creatives

Charles and Ray Eames-

whose mid-century modern design achievements are celebrated to this day.

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The World of Charles and Ray Eames

until 14 February 2016

Barbican Centre, London

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For further details on The World of Charles and Ray Eames exhibition, visit

http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=18398

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For additional information on other events regarding Charles and Ray Eames, visit

http://www.eamesoffice.com/

 

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