Eames Era (Mid Century Modern Design Today)

[guillemvalla]

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[Laureeka]

scandinavian countrys..italy?

[ericsandmeyer]

I have the theme to "Mon Oncle" stuck in my head now.

[BeasleyAndHenley]

Nice work.

[benvin10365]

Good video.

Would be cool to have videos highlighting modernist architects by region, styles, and materials.

[fedelerinaldi]

I got Eames reproduction from Siedasi - I'm so happy with it

[fedelerinaldi]

I got my Eames reproduction chair from a company called Siedasi - I'm so happy with it

[squaredeyeball]

WHAT IS IT WITH THE CHAIRS? WHY CANT IT BY TABLES?? just wandering ;~@

[supravista]

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Thanks!

[whoagreg23]

Charles and Ray Eames, said like "beams" with an E. :)

[grandcollection]

I never liked modern design, not practical, uncomfortable, total idiocy....

practical use must come first, always... longevity, easy maintenance and other things should all go before looks.

Actually, all that practical and after (written), IS beautiful, exactly because it is what it is..

[supravista]

the things you stated should come first are actually some of the tenets of modern design

"Form follows function"

Look into the Bauhaus

[pewse]

"in scandinavian countries; Italy, Germany & GB..."

lmao

[TimTrimT]

Hahahaha It's a comma you silly person not a semicolon :)

I didn't get the sense that the narrator was saying Italy Germany and GB are Scandinavian. But.... It's definitely more funny with the semicolon now that I think about it!

[pewse]

That was a lame comment..

[v1m]

A shallow assertion: "...the ideal that well-designed modern goods should be available to all."

Even where it was entertained -- and that wasn't everywhere -- the ideal has long since been traduced and abandoned. See what Herman Miller ($679 plywood chair) or Knoll ($8,148 sofa) or Fritz Hansen ($3,678 fabric chair) ask for these allegedly egalitarian designs today.

Meanwhile, the ideal of mass-produced modern affordability has migrated from Cold War fetish-gear to the truly accessible: Ikea.

[123Virtuosity]

Well it all started off as available to all, but over the span of 30-60 years...companies got greedy & stopped caring so much about the consumer as they did their own profits. So I, personally, 100% couldn't agree MORE! Oh & Ikea is FANTASTIC for design! Innovative!

[hondolespaul]

Elderly people are still putting these items on the curb! I just picked up a scarce 1960s open arm sofa that someone threw away. This had to be a custom piece because I can´t find another one like it online!

[whisje]

Niltiac, the blue one or the red one, the blue one i'm hot sure, but the red one is the 'Lady' chair by Marco Zanuso, it shows new exciting shapes, Zanuso used new materials and new ways of producing for his chairs, he also used foam rubber, which was pretty new if i'm not mistaken

[niltiac067]

Would you mind telling me who did the chairs at 1:29? Those are completely new to me!

[RAREFORMDESIGNS]

That is the lady chair designed by Marco Zanuso, for the company ARFLEX in the 1950's.......That is great Italian modern design.

[TimTrimT]

Yes, I'd kill for a few of those lady chairs. :D I've always found them to be strikingly beautiful. Next time I have a few thousand dollars sitting around.... Until then dreams will suffice.

[seanarrative]

great! thanks for uploading this video

[hoodlam]

nice

you mispronounced the "Eames" last name.

it is pronounced "Eames" as in "Dreams" this comes from the Eames Primer

[sensoryhouse]

Ya i know. Some jackass AIS teacher told us otherwise and we believed him, for a minute.

[theshadow1932]

@sensoryhouse That's academia, for you. I took a film history class, once, as a lad. The instructor pronounced film noir to rhyme with "sore".  I'd have been fooled if I hadn't heard the word pronounced properly in a commercial for INSTANT COFFEE! Sheesh!

Norm

[sushimax]

you did a fantastic job! I go to the art institute Hollywood and believe me, you are being much too hard on yourself. I loved it!

[redladybug666]

Thank you XD

[JJColb]

Great job- but you need more cadence, tone and emphasis in your narration. It sounds very scripted, with the same rise and fall in the tone of your voice with each sentence. Listen to some professional narration fo inspiration.

[dreuxschwartz]

mmmh thanks. by the way, what's the title of the background music? who's the artist?

[beatgrrrl]

Despite the mistakes, it was very well done! Good job.  I enjoyed watching it.

[Ldrakekat]

What mistakes? Genuinely interested in knowing. I found this doing reasearch on the Eames era.

[dreeezer]

I think 'the mistake' is when they show Saarinen 's work that there is a picture of an egg by Arne Jacobsen, when they say it is a womb chair

[sensoryhouse]

there are many mistakes. This was my Sociology final at the Art Institute of Seattle so it was kinda rushed. I would love to re-do it!

[LAMLernie]

Oh, i thought it wasnt that bad. Good job, i actually sell alot of those items. So if ever you need something let me know.

[CHAVSILOO]

Very cool! :D

[suzettegm]

good job. Nicely captured.

[maxfneutra]

Come see my original Neutra paintings!!! :)

[sohoW1]

Dear ma.,

paintings or etchings?

Cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[maxfneutra]

Paintings...

[00watermelon00]

way to go! This video is actually helping me a lot! I'm going over my 20th Design History test... I replayed this video again and again, trying to memorize all the information here. Thanks a lot!

[lesbryab]

Its a very well done video.You captured the essence of the subject very well.I hope you got an A.

[lesbryab]

great job.

btw arne jacobsen designed the egg chair.

[sensoryhouse]

there are many mistakes. This was my Sociology final at the Art Institute of Seattle so it was kinda rushed. I would love to re-do it!