News: Famous anchorman Tim Ross indulges his passion for Charles Eames

Friday, March 06, 2015

News: Famous anchorman Tim Ross indulges his passion for Charles Eames

Tim Ross says: "One of my favourite quotes comes from the American designer Charles Eames: 'Take your pleasure seriously.' Eames believed we should give our passions the same respect and attention that we give our jobs".

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/spectrum-now-2015/tim-ross-indulges-his-passion-for-design-at-spectrum-now-20150304-13pqps.html

Tim Ross' classic 1959 mid-century Sydney home, designed by architect Bill Baker. Photo: Eve Wilson
Courtesy The Sidney Morning Herald

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.