News: Federico Babina imagines Eameses as movie directors in a imaginative Noir-Inspired Movie Posters

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

News: Federico Babina imagines Eameses as movie directors in a imaginative Noir-Inspired Movie Posters

If you care about the Charles and Ray Eames more than the "Brangelinas" (Brad Pitt + Angelina Jolie), Barcelona-based illustrator Federico Babina's latest movie poster series caters to your design snobbery.

To explore how design creates atmosphere and mood in interior spaces, Babina has imagined 28 legendary furniture designers as directors of noir-ish films. Dubbed Archidesign, his poster series features stylized illustrations of their famous chairs, lamps, and tables. It casts pieces of furniture as more than background props—they’re characters themselves.

may 07, 2015

Courtesy fastcodesign.com

Read all at: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3045959/wanted/famous-furniture-designs-star-in-these-noir-inspired-movie-posters#1

Eamesiana is a project by Andrea Terranova and Raffaela Cardia, italian trends scouts on contemporary design.

"The Eameses created the future we're still living"

metropolismag.com

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.