Tuesday 30 September 2008

The Best Designer


The best designer there I know is Charles Eames (June 17, 1907 - August 21, 1978) , he was arquitect and designer and he worked with his whife Ray (December 15, 1912 - August 21, 1988)

I like because I think that his objects of design are perfect and also because he always recogniced Ray`s work.

He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, where he studied architecture at Washington University and later opened an architectural practice.

He proyected many of the objects that are a referent to the designers even today, he is responsible for many classic, iconic designs of the 20th century like the famous Lounge Chair and Ottoman, The Playwood Elefant, The DCW Chair, and the many Plastic arm Chair between others.

At the end of the decade of the 40` Ray and Charles designed their house, know like "Eames House" located at the top of a hill overlooking the ocean, the hause was build with pieces of steel. Today is considered as a masterpiece of modern architecture.

The Eamses pioneered innovative technologies, such as the fiberglass and plastic resin chairs.

They was one of the first designers who worked whith the folded wood and print of intention each material that they worked, the curves and all in his furniture are perfect to me.

One example of their work in wood is The Playwood Elefant, one object proyected to the kids.

The Lounge and Ottoman are my favourite object of design, the mix of material, leather and wood, the curves, the colours and who the body fits in the chair in set whith the ottoman is amazing.

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