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Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention
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CHARLES EAMES
“The details are not the details. They make the design.”
RAY EAMES
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts.”
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INSPIRATION
PROBLEMIDENTIFICATION
IDEA
PLAN
PROTOTYPE
TESTING
PRODUCT
MASS PRODUCTION
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Some of their popular work
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The Eames Lounge Chair: Idea to Icon
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Sketches
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Inspiration
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Prototype
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Product
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BACK CUSHION
BACK SHELLS
BACK SPACERS
BACK CONNECTORS
Upholstered Lounge Chair and Ottoman: Exploded
ARM
ARM
CONNECTOR PLATE
OTTOMAN & CHAIR SEAT CUSHIONS
OTTOMAN SHELL
SPIDER
SPIDER
STAR BASE
SEAT SHELL
SHOCK MOUNTS
PLAN VIEW STAR BASE
OTTOMAN BASE
GLIDES
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1954: Chair $404. Ottoman $174.2010: Chair $2495. Ottoman $889.
Herman Miller launches the Lounge Chair
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Mass Production
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“We work because it is a chain reaction, each subject leads to the next.”
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