{"product_id":"eames-by-gloria-koenig-9783836560214","title":"Eames","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe creative duo \u003cb\u003eCharles Eames (1907-1978)\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRay Kaiser Eames (1912-1988)\u003c\/b\u003e transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Eameses' work defined a \u003cb\u003enew, multifunctional modernity\u003c\/b\u003e, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably \u003cb\u003eplywood and plastics\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with moulded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century. The couple's contribution to the \u003cb\u003eCase Study Houses\u003c\/b\u003e project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an \u003cb\u003eadaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces\u003c\/b\u003e, which would become a \u003cb\u003ehallmark of postwar modern architecture\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the couple's earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film \u003ci\u003ePowers of Ten\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEames\u003c\/i\u003e covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its \u003cb\u003erevolutionary impact on middle-class American living\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076539465964,"sku":"9783836560214","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27590273483553.jpg?v=1765203930","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/eames-by-gloria-koenig-9783836560214","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}