Eames

Through the prism of their office on Washington Boulevard in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Charles and Ray Eames, the renowned, married design team projected their singular vision of how the world works and how design can enhance the lives of the people who live in it. This monograph surveys their career and legacy of design. It is generally recognized that the "Eames Chair" constitutes the first major development in chair design since the Breuer chairs of 1928 - followed by a bewildering succession of toys, films, scientific researches, lecture tours, special exhibits, three further generations of chairs... Chronology, Bibliography. Color/b&w illus. 96p.