Me and Mrs Woof are heading off to the Barbican for a shuftie at this tomorrow........
http://www.dezeen.com/2015/10/20/the-world-of-charles-and-ray-eames-exhibition-barbican-london-uk/
Anyone else been?
^ woof,
didn't get to see much of it as I was working dow there , from what I saw it looked great particularly the architectural models.
I've got a proper visit planned for next week and also a visit to Tate Modern to check out the Alexander Calder exhibit.
There is also an amazing documentary about the Eames' that PBS did and it's streaming in full. I highly recommend it.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/charles-ray-eames-the-architect-and-the-painter-watch-the-full-documentary-film/1950/
Ah yes that is a 'must see' for me and my son, who at the tender age of 11 tells me that he will blow his first pay cheque on the 670 lounger and ottoman - good to know he has his spending priorities sorted.
On the list, but yet to go. Massive fan of Charles and Ray Eames. At the Barbican today to see Phronesis: Major Tenth part of LJF so might head down early and take in the exhibition first.
Didn't get to the exhibit woof just the gig fella, seems you need tickets even of a member and cannot just turn up like other shows and exhibitions!
What I love about eames is they had that holistic approach, film, architecture, furniture they did it all in a time when you could. Today everyone is so pigeon holed - so much so that if you don't have an example say of an Annual Report but 100 other books or magazine you've created they think you probably can't do it?
if your stuck for a gift this festive season, the gift shop at the Barbican has these in stock...
http://shop.barbican.org.uk/collections/the-world-of-charles-ray-eames/products/eames-house-of-cards-large