{"product_id":"eames-gloria-koenig-9783836560214","title":"Eames","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe creative duo \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Eames (1907-1978) \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etransformed the visual character of America\u003c\/strong\u003e. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The Eameses' work defined a \u003cstrong\u003enew, multifunctional modernity\u003c\/strong\u003e, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably \u003cstrong\u003eplywood and plastics\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eThe Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple's contribution to the \u003cstrong\u003eCase Study Houses\u003c\/strong\u003e project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an \u003cstrong\u003eadaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces\u003c\/strong\u003e which would become a \u003cstrong\u003ehallmark of postwar modern architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the couple's earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film \u003cem\u003ePowers of Ten\u003c\/em\u003e, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its \u003cstrong\u003erevolutionary impact on middle-class American living\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gloria Koenig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836560216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836560214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 8.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Gloria Koenig","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053348647167,"sku":"9783836560214","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d20272e8-9141-4776-b52c-8a0751d43bcf.jpg?v=1685023851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eames-gloria-koenig-9783836560214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}