Eames Spotting

  • Shop Talk at JF Chen

    November 26, 2010
    In his office, Chen has surrounded himself with his favorite finds: art and architecture books, a collection of skulls of varying materials, Danish modern gems such as Hans Wegner's Ox chair (with original leather) and, in the corner, net to a random vintage Alpaca dog sculpture, one of the most rare Eames chairs in existence -- a prototype high-back armchair designed by the Eameses and Eero Saarinen in 1940-1941 for the Museum of Modern Art Organic Design Competition.
  • “The Definitive Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair Review” [Video]

    November 1, 2010
    "Les" of delegator.com reviews the Eames Lounge chair for SmartFurniture.com
  • About Herman Miller [Video]

    October 21, 2010
    "Learn about Herman Miller and how we do things differently from design to protecting the environment to production."
  • The Full Spectrum for Dwell/Herman Miller/Susan Lyons [video]

    September 22, 2010
    One amazing day in Zeeland, Michigan at Herman Miller Headquarters. Dwell senior editor Aaron Britt gets the skinny on color and material trends from textile expert Susan Lyons.
  • Konstantin Grcic: Design Within Research

    July 21, 2010
    Renowned Munich-based designer Konstantin Grcic is profiled in Dwell, and shows off his collection of chairs, which include Eames, of course.
  • VitraHaus, Weil am Rhein, Germany [Video]

    May 16, 2010
    The VitraHaus is a showroom for the furniture factory Vitra, in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Building designed by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, opening to public in 2010, presented in this video by Pedro Kok.
  • Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield

    October 4, 2009
    In this wonderful exhibition of the paintings of Charles Burchfield, Eames Spotting noted a photograph of Mr. Burchfield painting while sitting in an Eames DCM.
  • Richard Wright, Design As Industry: International Design Symposium [Video]

    March 7, 2009
    Auctioneer Richard Wright takes a look at how auction houses utilize marketing, re-contextualizing, evaluating and distribution at the European Design Symposium hosted by the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
  • DOUG LLOYD

    November 15, 2008
    GQ November 2008 captures Lloyd & Co. creative director Doug Lloyd in his uncluttered office, where we spot Eames aluminum group chairs behind and in front of his desk.
  • Burberry’s Christopher Bailey’s Desk

    September 1, 2008
    Vanity Fair: "One of the youngest and most influential creative directors of a major fashion label, 37-year-old Christopher Bailey has taken Burberry from a multi-million-dollar company to a billion-dollar powerhouse."

Eames Spotting

eames catalog

EC175-8 ?

DSC_0107 Front A-Edit-2
1971

eames library

CHARLES AND RAY EAMES

KIRKHAMFEATURED
1995

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