Exhibition
Of Tools and 10's: A Celebration of Works by Charles and Ray Eames
March 05
The Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, California
Through their furniture and industrial designs, films, exhibitions, toys and architecture, American designers Charles and Ray Eames applied a special blend of playful and intellectual curiosity toward a diverse range of subjects. In 1977 they created Powers of Ten, a breathtaking film exploring the relative scale of the universe in factors of ten. To celebrate this work, the Exploratorium will host activities and Eames films throughout the day, including a presentation by the visiting artist collective Futurefarmers that examines the effects of tools on the production of knowledge.
More info: exploratorium.edu
Articles
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Charles and Ray Eames on NBC in 1956
When resources are limited, design takes flight. Case in point: this video of Ray and Charles Eames unveiling their iconic molded plastic and molded plywood chairs on NBC in 1956.
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The Eames Bow Tie, designed by Ray!
Here's a quick follow-up to my recent slideshow last week on the bow ties of modern architects. Little did I realize, until I saw this video, that Ray Eames designed her husband Charles' bow ties…
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Epic Eames Auction Tomorrow
In the unlikely event you really haven't got enough Eames in your life, the Chicago auction house Wright is opening bidding tomorrow, April 8th, on a pretty large selection of Charles and Ray's…
Dwell Collections
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Well Tooled
Though we couldn't see all 280-some events at the ninth-annual London Design Festival this September, a very hardworking furniture trend did catch our eye.
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10 x 10: Dwell & Arkitip Artist Series
To celebrate our 10th anniversary here at Dwell, we've collaborated with art magazine Arkitip and asked 10 artists to produce illustrations of 10 houses featured in the magazine. Stop by the…
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Dreams of Eames
Every April, the design world trots off to Milan to show its new wares, but traipsing through the massive show, we couldn't shake a certain sense of déjà vu. In 1946, Eliot Noyes…
Products
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T.B.T Radiator
Radiators can be central heating’s ultimate eyesore. These tubes, however, streamline the system to a series of simple lines.
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Tools
Attractive enough to go straight from the oven to an elegant dinner table, the oven pans double as serving dishes that fit into a purpose built wooden tray made of natural oak with indentations…
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Eames Elephant
Charles and Ray Eames designed this elephant in 1945. The complex process required for molding the plywood pieces was prohibitive, however, and the elephant never made it past the prototype stage…
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