{"product_id":"basic-art-series-eames","title":"Basic Art Series Eames","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A top 5 selling book at Peepa's Gift Store\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCreative duo Charles and Ray Eames were one of the most transformative forces in design history: through furniture, photography, architecture, textile design, industrial design, and film, the husband and wife defined a new, multifunctional modernity. Discover all aspects of their illustrious repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModernist perfection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe visionary designs of Charles and Ray Eames\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe creative duo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Eames (1907–1978)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRay Kaiser Eames (1912–1988)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etransformed the visual character of America\u003c\/strong\u003e. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in \u003c\/span\u003earchitecture, textile design, photography, and film\u003cspan\u003e. The Eameses’ work defined a \u003cstrong\u003enew, multifunctional modernity\u003c\/strong\u003e, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably \u003cstrong\u003eplywood and plastics\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEames Lounge Chair Wood\u003c\/span\u003e, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple’s contribution to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase Study Houses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproject not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eadaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich would become a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehallmark of postwar modern architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the couple’s earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePowers of Ten\u003c\/em\u003e, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erevolutionary impact on middle-class American living\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGloria Koenig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an architectural historian and author. She has published and lectured widely on a variety of topics in contemporary architecture, and served as consultant with filmmakers on a documentary about her late husband, modernist architect Pierre Koenig.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Gössel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eruns an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/julius-shulman\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/julius-shulman\/\"\u003eJulius Shulman\u003c\/a\u003e, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\"\u003eRichard Neutra\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eEames\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e8.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10.2\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.35 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-6021-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798094971181,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_4239c3e2-1c31-4d79-be79-eaf80376d9ae.png?v=1773097923","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/basic-art-series-eames","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}