Solar Do Nothing Machine (1957)

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Solar Do Nothing Machine (1957)

The other week as domuseweb.it noted, in 1957 Charles and Ray Eames designed the Solar Do-Nothing Machine for Alcoa, the Aluminum Company of America.
True to the Eameses’ belief that toys are not as innocent as they appear, the machine was one of the first uses of solar power to produce electricity.
In the 1990s, Eames Demetrios discovered unedited footage of the wonderful machine. He cut it together to produce a new film that shares a bit of its flavor for future generations to enjoy.

Via loves.domuweb.it:
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Photography by Charles Eames
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"The Eameses created the future we're still living"

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Charles Eames (1907–78) and Ray Eames (1912–88) gave shape to America's twentieth century. Their lives and work represented the US's defining movements: the West Coast's coming-of-age, the economy's shift from making goods to producing information, and the global expansion of American culture. The Eameses embraced the era's visionary concept of modern design as an agent of social change, elevating it to a national agenda. Their evolution from furniture designers to cultural ambassadors demonstrated their boundless talents and the overlap of their interests with those of their country. In a rare era of shared objectives, the Eameses partnered with the governments (US, India) and the country's top businesses to lead the charge to modernize postwar America.