| #922347 in Books | Assouline | 2003-04-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x6.25 x.50l,.80 | File type: PDF | 80 pages | Assouline||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Small book with little information|By Jason|I'm a fan of mid-century furniture, especially Eames designs. Naturally, I was excited about this book. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to my expectations. It's just an "okay" book, with a couple nice photos, but that's about it. There isn't much information on the furniture at all, and the pictures are limited. The size of the book|About the Author|Brigitte Fitoussi is an architect, journalist and exposition commissioner. She was section director of the magazine L'Architecture Aujourd'hui from 1984 to 1998, and currently works for many French and foreign magazines.
Pioneers of the 1950s and of the optimistic American way of life, Charles and Ray Eames created the greatest modern furniture "classics" between 1941 and 1978. They designed more than 20 chair models, mostly unique pieces, and developed know-how in the art of sitting. The Plywood Chairs LCW and DCW (1946), the Aluminum Group (1958) and the Lounge Chair (1956) have become true symbols of design that remain references today. Still produced, they inspire the admiration...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Eames: Furniture 1941-1978 (Memoire) | Brigitte Fitoussi. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
