They could very well be the grandparents of DIY. Charles and Ray Eames always had their hands in it, playing with design in a way that's still felt today. Here is a little DIY inspiration from the couple:
• 1 the Eamses at home in their living room
• 2 the Eames' own house - a laboratory of life and work. The couple, to save a nearby meadow rather than build on it, reconfigured the kit of parts made for their home's original design. They ended up using all of the original parts plus one new beam.
• 3 a masked tree outside the house
• 4 Charles' diagram depicting "What is a house?".
• 5 paper balls hanging from the ceiling
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i love this! I like houses being a experiment and work in progress off the beaten path. You can feel the love and creativity that this house was created from juts by looking at these pictures
that "what is a house" drawing is pretty cool. does anyone sell posters/prints of it? it would be nice to frame as a piece of art and a tribute to the designers.
only two comments? the Eames are legends.
great photos, i love that house.
Somewhat of an understatement to say how great an influence they are individually and as a couple on architecture and interiors. The lounge chairs have become a little cliche, but who cares! I've got two of them and they're great examples of functional art.
If you want an artistic couple that predates the Eames, you might research and do a post on Carl and Karin Larssen. They were very interesting. I love their house and art.
Here's wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Larsson
The striking thing about their living and work space is the comfortable lived in look. Modern design is often thought of as cold and sterile (deservingly so in many cases), but here we see the pioneers of the movement in very warm and inviting spaces.
I agree with sciteach. The Eames lived in a lively and homely environment among furniture and objects that sometimes look spiritless elsewhere. Is their home still in existence? It should be a museum...
sciteach-perfectly said
I grew up in a house filled with Herman Miller, Knoll, Saarinen, Eames, and Bertoia furniture (I'm 58). I always thought it was inviting and comfortable, mostly because the furniture isn't precious - it was made to be sprawled on, curled up in, legs over arms (except no feet on the Barcelona table. :) I used to lie upside down in the grasshopper chair, feet over the back, to read. When I was a kid and could fit in the Hardoy chair, I sprawled in it diagonally, feet up. I have some of the furniture now, and I still think it's beautiful, comfortable, and elegant. These are my antiques. :)