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April 2013
April 2013
Utilitarian simplicity
and graceful beauty
Design’s dynamic duo
The illustrious career of Charles and Ray Eames
The inspirational vision of Jean Prouvé
French architect and designer Jean Prouvé (1901–1984) was one of the most important
constructors of the 20th century. Prouvé’s design innovations included cleverlyshaped
metal parts for building prefabricated structures; he designed buildings and
furniture that could be produced with economy of labor and material and are efficient
in use, while maintaining high technical standards and quality materials. His simple
and elegant style, while born from the desire for inexpensive production, has become
an imitable aesthetic and has earned him a position as one of the century’s most influential
designers.
This introduction to Prouvé’s work gives a profound insight into the variety of his
œuvre and the progressiveness of his inspirational vision.
Nothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design. Though they are best known
to the general public for their furniture, the husband and wife duo of Charles and Ray
Eames (1907–78 and 1912–88, respectively) were also forerunners in the fields of
architecture, industrial design, photography, and film. This book covers all the
aspects of their illustrious career, from the earliest furniture experiments and molded
plywood designs to the Case Study Houses to their work for Herman Miller and films
such as the seminal short, Powers of Ten.
“… of a remarkably
high standard at a very
modest price.”
Prouvé
Peter Gössel (Ed.), Nils Peters
Hardcover, 9.4 x 11.8 in., 96 pp.
978-3-8365-4543-3
$ 14.99 / CAD 16.99
“Back to visual basics.”
—International Herald Tribune, Paris
Eames
Peter Gössel (Ed.), Gloria Koenig
Hardcover, 9.4 x 11.8 in., 96 pp.
978-3-8365-4536-5
$ 14.99 / CAD 16.99
—Architects’ Journal, London
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