Eames Demitrios’ 2007 TED talk on his grandparents is finally available online. It’s a fantastic insight into the creative process of Charles and Ray Eames and includes some rarely seen film and archival footage.
Archive for the ‘Furniture’ Category
Connected: Book Cases, Book Design, Icons
- Bookcase Pron – Nifty little blog focussing on the keeping of books.
- Inspired Mag has a feature on 10+ Amazing Methods to Find and Share Great Books For Design Inspiration.
- Iconfinder – Handy icon search engine
Pixar 'Incredibles' Chairs
The Incredibles, The Chairs – Illustrator Jim Unwin’s collection of the chairs featured in The Incredibles.
Extendo
Great looking modular storage solutions from Extendo. Love the suspended systems.
Modernist Furniture Poster
James Provost’s illustrated collection of mid-century modern furniture makes for a fantastic poster. Order one here.
Verner Panton
Seriously impressive, the official ‘Verner Panton reference portal‘ has a huge amount of information on the work of Danish designer Verner Panton. There’s some fantastic images for those interested in furniture design. A good way to spend an hour or two.
A Communications Primer
Charles and Ray Eames’ film ‘A Communications Primer‘ is available to view and download as part of the Internet Archive’s Prelinger collection. Also worth watching for a glimpse of Eames designed furniture are the three films which make up ‘American Look‘, a film on 1950′s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design.
Vitsœ
Vitsœ, famous for their Dieter Rams designed ‘606 Universal Shelving‘ have updated their website with a design by Airside. Lot’s of articles, photos and video to drool over for the furniture inclined.
Connected: Bicycle Paintings, Vintage Furniture, Cut-outs
- Love these bicycle paintings from Taliah Lempert.
- Design Radar – Vintage and contemporary limited edition furniture now available through Design Addict.
- Yummy illustration from Jean Jullien. Particularly like his cut-out style pieces.
Connected: Eames Shell Chair, Social Patterns, Hybrid Drives
- Vintage footage made by the Eames Office for Herman Miller on the manufacturing process behind the Eames Shell Chair via Core77
- Designing Social Patterns – Great companion resource to the forthcoming book Designing Social Interfaces:
Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience by Christian Crumlish and Erin Malone. - Stokemonkey – Electric hybrid drive for longtails and cargo bikes from Cleverchimp