News: Grey Malin shoots iconic pieces by Eameses in French Polynesia

Monday, November 07, 2016

News: Grey Malin shoots iconic pieces by Eameses in French Polynesia

Photographer Gray Malin is reconsidering the way we traditionally experience design objects through his latest series ‘art of living’. in the pristine turquoise waters of french polynesia, malin has conceptualized an iconic selection of mid-century modern furniture set atop a reflective mirrored platform — refracting an abstract tableau of both the pieces, and the surrounding landscape.
Malin has situated archetypal mid-century modern designs by charles and ray eames atop a floating 15 foot square mirrored platform handcrafted with the help of local engineers. emphasizing the form of the furniture, ‘art of living‘ was photographed from a vantage point where the colossal mount otemanu presents a symmetrical and stunning backdrop. by situating stylized interior design elements in an unexpected outdoor setting, the series places natural and manmade beauty side-by-side, asking viewers to interpret the art of design in a new way.

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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.