Eamesiana - The Universe of Charles and Ray Eames and Their Huge Influence in Design and Lifestyle.: Eames Hang It All

Friday, November 13, 2015

Eames Hang It All - Vitra Black Collection

As you probably know, this midcentury classic dates back to 1953, a playful piece with a purpose - to encourage children to pick up their clothes and hang them up. It appealed to kids and of course, adults too in its original colourful finish.
Now it is back as part of the "Vitra Black Collection" on both black and and brown (aka chocolate). The black version has a powder-coated, steel-wire frame with wooden rollers in black ash with the brown version also using a powder-coated steel-wire frame, but with wooden rollers in walnut.

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.