The creative duo Charles Eames (1907-1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) 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. The Eameses' work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple's contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of ..

L'architecte Albert Frey (1903-1998) a fait vivre l'utopie moderniste dans le désert. Né à Zurich, il a suivi l'enseignement de Le Corbusier en Europe avant d'émigrer aux États-Unis en 1930, convaincu que l'avenir de l'architecture s'y jouait. En visite à Palm Springs, il tombe sous le charme du désert. C'est là, dans ce paysage aride et vide, qu'il peut envisager concrètement le parfait avenir moderne. Comme son grand contemporain californien John Lautner, Frey passera le reste de sa carrière à explorer l'harmonie entre l'architecture et la nature: étudiant la façon dont tombent les rayons du soleil et la pluie, fusionnant aluminium, acier et verre dans les roc ..

Architect Albert Frey (1903-1998) saw a modernist utopia in the desert. Born in Zurich, he studied in Europe with Le Corbusier before moving to the United States in 1930, convinced it was the land of architectural opportunity. On a visit to Palm Springs, he fell under the desert spell. It was here, amid the arid and empty landscape, that he could truly envisage a perfect modern future. Like fellow Californian luminary, John Lautner, Frey would spend the rest of his career nurturing the consonance of architecture and nature: studying the fall of sunlight and rain, and merging aluminum, steel, and glass with the boulders and sands of the West Coast wilds. His visi ..

Le duo créatif formé par Charles Eames (1907-1978) et Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) a transformé le caractère visuel de l'Amérique. Bien qu'ils soient surtout connus pour leur mobilier, mari et femme ont aussi été des pionniers dans les domaines de l'architecture, du design textile, de la photographie et du cinéma. Le travail des Eames a défini une modernité nouvelle, multifonctionnelle, exemplaire par la jonction qu'il a opérée entre artisanat et design, ainsi que par son utilisation de matériaux modernes, en particulier le contreplaqué et les plastiques. La chaise Eames Lounge Chair Wood, façonnée en contreplaqué moulé et cintré, a participé à définir le mobili ..

The creative duo Charles Eames (1907-1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) 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. The Eameses' work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple's contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of ..