Tag: Charles and Ray Eames

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Eames-inspired Keep On Rocking print by Yumalum

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Love the Charles and Ray Eames Rocker? Well, you can show your love to everyone who visits your home with this Eames-inspired Keep On Rocking print by Yumalum.

It's a retro-styled piece of artwork celebrating that particular seat, throwing in more than a splash of colour and a psychedelic twist. It's printed onto heavyweight 180gsm matte paper and sized at 50 x 70cm, so perfect for a standard Ikea frame.

£34.56 secures you one. See it 'in situ' per the page and check out the site for more similarly-styled artwork.

Find out more at the Yumalum Etsy website

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Handcrafted Modern by Leslie Williamson

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Looking for some interiors inspiration? A flick through the 200-plus pages of Handcrafted Modern by Leslie Williamson should give you some ideas. As implied by its subtitle, 'At home with mid-century designers', these are directly drawn from the homes of some of our best loved designers.

In this highly visual book, photographer Williamson goes to the homes of 14 different mid-century designers to look at their own interpretations of modernism. As part of her quest she only visits homes that have been left unchanged (although some are now museums), including the abodes of George Nakashima, Harry Bertoia and Charles and Ray Eames, as well as the highlight of seeing inside Walter Gropius's Bauhaus home in Massachusetts, USA. 

Published by Rizzoli, it's currently for sale for £25.50 on Amazon.

Categories / Books, Design and Interiors

The Story of Eames Furniture by Marilyn Neuhart with John Neuhart

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Described as the 'benchmark reference on the subject', The Story of Eames Furniture by Marilyn Neuhart with John Neuhart promises to be a must-buy for anyone with an interest in midcentury design.

A huge, two-volume, 800-page set packed with more than 2,500 images, it paraphrases Charles Eames himself, explaining his life and just as importantly, the story of the furniture of Charles and Ray Eames in exacting detail.

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Eames Dots mugs at Utility Design

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Want to get a knowing nod off your design-savvy workmates? Get yourself an Eames Dots mug.

The design itself dates back to 1947, Charles and Ray Eames produced it originally for a cotton fabric as part of a competition at the Museum of Modern Art. it didn't actually get used 'back in the day', but has since been unearthed and used widely on recent designs, like this one.

The mugs are China mugs, with the design used with the approval of the Eames estate. Choose from the three colours above, each selling for £8.

Find out more at the Utility Design website

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Eames Lounge XL by Charles and Ray Eames

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Are we all just getting bigger? Indeed we are, because that midcentury icon, the Eames Lounge Chair, just isn't big enough for us in 2010. So here comes the Eames Lounge XL.

Designed back in 1956 by (you guessed it) Charles and Ray Eames, the chair was the designers' first high-end product and one that still sits proudly in New York's Museum of Modern Art. If you think 'Eames' or 'midcentury', you probably think of this.

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Vitra DSR plastic upholstered chair by Charles and Ray Eames

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Yesterday we featured the updated DAR Chair and today we have another classic with a twist – the Vitra DSR plastic upholstered chair by Charles and Ray Eames.

Yes, similar to the DAR, this is another midcentury gem from 1950, originally made from fibreglass but now made of polypropylene for ecological reasons. Aside from that, it's much the same with 'Eiffel Tower' style leg base and comfortable/functional shell, except it now has upholstery.

Take your pick from numerous Hopsak finishes in 'mid century modern colours', all available to order now and all selling for £424.

Find out more at the Utility Design website