The design genius of Charles + Ray Eames

http://www.ted.com The legendary design team Charles and Ray Eames made films, houses, books and classic midcentury modern furniture. Eames Demetrios, their grandson, shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, loving tribute to their creative process.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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[0cer0]

Shocking comments. Lern respect.

None of you did do anything as important for design history as the Eames. If you were kind of professional you'd be able to understand and enjoy this presentation, which I have to admit to be chaotic in a very nice way.

[CalCinema]

I'm somewhat bothered by TED fans who trash this video. These internet culture junkies seem to have no idea who the Eames were and cannot appreciate anything that can't be completely encapsulated in a 15 minute presentation. Every time somebody says this is a poor TED presentation it is clear that they don't understand that Charles and Ray Eames are more important than TED talks. Maybe you people should try reading a book.

[micfisticuffs]

I have watched the documentary that PBS made about Charles and Ray Eames and they talked about how Charles gave presentations. The documentary described him as being how his grandson (the presenter in this video) is; a bit scrambled and sporadic. It's funny how genetics work....

[blipblip88]

This is one of the mosst spastic documentaries on art I've ever encountered!

[Shane Willy]

that letter is awsome :)

[rockyIV0100]

i really want a chair from them :o

[mxikna]

Charles + Ray Eames saw design, do design and live desing! that is all !

[imdaft4brett]

who else watched the powers of ten instead of this?

[ttoja mlk]

супер видео, имс был действительно крутой дизайнер..

[iampeeay01]

**one of a kind**

[iampeeay01]

They are known for their on of a kind furniture and industrial designs. The team also made a big contribution in the field of architecture.

[rubberandsand]

awesome hang in till the end