Eames Era (Mid Century Modern Design Today) Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes post-war developments in modern design from roughly 1945 to 1965. Mid-century architecture was a further development of Frank Lloyd Wright’s principles of organic architecture combined with many elements reflected in the International and Bauhaus movements. Mid-century modernism, however, was much more organic in form and less formal than the International Style. Scandinavian designers and architects were very influential at this time, with a style characterized by simplicity, democratic design and natural shapes. Like many of Wright’s designs, Mid-Century architecture was frequently employed in residential structures with the goal of bringing modernism into America’s post-war suburbs. This style emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor-plans with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in. Many Mid-century homes utilized then groundbreaking post and beam architectural design that eliminated bulky support walls in favor of walls seemingly made of glass. Function was as important as form in Mid-Century designs with an emphasis placed specifically on targeting the needs of the average American family. Examples of residential Mid-Century modern architecture are frequently referred to as the California Ranch style. Pioneering builder and real estate developer Joseph Eichler was …
25 Responses to “Eames Era (Mid Century Modern Design Today)”
Leave a Reply
- Do you remember any girls being in Woodworking class or boys in Home Ec?
- Simple Plan TV - Seb and Pierre in Bed (SPTV 19)
- Wood Turning Projects Duck Calls How To Make A Duck Call
- Congress is kept away from Rex 84 FEMA camp Martial Law plan
- Plan 9 From Outer Space Trailer - Now In Color!
- Slave2fads: Well a paint can will look like junk until the pla...
- donna c: Paint them beautiful colors that will match /or co...
- me: Half the beauty of what your doing is it will look...
- Ishtar: If you can give them all a unifying theme, such as...
- Chirp: Any fine-grained hardwood should work - balsa, pop...
"Bench
bed
build
building
cabinet
carpentry
chair
designs
DIY
easy
free
free woodworking plans
furniture
furniture plans
garden
how
how to
outdoor
plan
plans
power tools
project
projects
router
saw"
shed
shed-plans
sheds
storage
table
to
tools
wood
wooden
wood plans
woodwork
woodworker
woodworkers
woodworking
woodworking plan
wood working plans
woodworking plans
woodworking projects
woodwork plans
working
Get Social
 |
Follow Us On Twitter |
28. August 2008 at 10:07 pm
Oh, i thought it wasnt that bad. Good job, i actually sell alot of those items. So if ever you need something let me know.
11. September 2008 at 12:37 pm
mmmh thanks. by the way, what’s the title of the background music? who’s the artist?
3. October 2008 at 8:03 pm
Great job- but you need more cadence, tone and emphasis in your narration. It sounds very scripted, with the same rise and fall in the tone of your voice with each sentence. Listen to some professional narration fo inspiration.
2. December 2008 at 6:39 pm
Thank you XD
20. January 2009 at 6:16 am
you did a fantastic job! I go to the art institute Hollywood and believe me, you are being much too hard on yourself. I loved it!
21. January 2009 at 3:21 am
nice
you mispronounced the “Eames” last name.
it is pronounced “Eames” as in “Dreams” this comes from the Eames Primer
22. January 2009 at 3:56 am
Ya i know. Some jackass AIS teacher told us otherwise and we believed him, for a minute.
25. March 2009 at 2:46 am
great! thanks for uploading this video
12. April 2009 at 11:58 pm
Would you mind telling me who did the chairs at 1:29? Those are completely new to me!
16. April 2009 at 12:47 am
That is the lady chair designed by Marco Zanuso, for the company ARFLEX in the 1950’s…….That is great Italian modern design.
24. April 2009 at 5:44 pm
Niltiac, the blue one or the red one, the blue one i’m hot sure, but the red one is the ‘Lady’ chair by Marco Zanuso, it shows new exciting shapes, Zanuso used new materials and new ways of producing for his chairs, he also used foam rubber, which was pretty new if i’m not mistaken
27. May 2009 at 7:55 pm
A shallow assertion: “…the ideal that well-designed modern goods should be available to all.”
Even where it was entertained — and that wasn’t everywhere — the ideal has long since been traduced and abandoned. See what Herman Miller ($679 plywood chair) or Knoll ($8,148 sofa) or Fritz Hansen ($3,678 fabric chair) ask for these allegedly egalitarian designs today.
Meanwhile, the ideal of mass-produced modern affordability has migrated from Cold War fetish-gear to the truly accessible: Ikea.
14. June 2009 at 12:51 am
Well it all started off as available to all, but over the span of 30-60 years…companies got greedy & stopped caring so much about the consumer as they did their own profits. So I, personally, 100% couldn’t agree MORE! Oh & Ikea is FANTASTIC for design! Innovative!
6. July 2009 at 6:34 am
Elderly people are still putting these items on the curb! I just picked up a scarce 1960s open arm sofa that someone threw away. This had to be a custom piece because I can´t find another one like it online!
8. July 2009 at 3:40 pm
That was a lame comment..
8. July 2009 at 3:43 pm
“in scandinavian countries; Italy, Germany & GB…”
lmao
9. July 2009 at 3:31 pm
I never liked modern design, not practical, uncomfortable, total idiocy….
practical use must come first, always… longevity, easy maintenance and other things should all go before looks.
Actually, all that practical and after (written), IS beautiful, exactly because it is what it is..
12. July 2009 at 9:12 pm
Yes, I’d kill for a few of those lady chairs.
I’ve always found them to be strikingly beautiful. Next time I have a few thousand dollars sitting around…. Until then dreams will suffice.
12. July 2009 at 9:19 pm
Hahahaha It’s a comma you silly person not a semicolon
I didn’t get the sense that the narrator was saying Italy Germany and GB are Scandinavian. But…. It’s definitely more funny with the semicolon now that I think about it!
5. August 2009 at 6:26 am
Charles and Ray Eames, said like “beams” with an E.
26. November 2009 at 4:28 pm
I’m in a heated competition to get the most “likes” on facebook for my modern artwork by Nov. 30th to win a MUCH needed $1000 scholarship. Please check it out my video called “Wave Propagation”, and if you like it then PLEASE go to link in the video description and click “like”
Thanks!
26. November 2009 at 5:01 pm
the things you stated should come first are actually some of the tenets of modern design
“Form follows function”
Look into the Bauhaus
8. December 2009 at 10:02 pm
WHAT IS IT WITH THE CHAIRS? WHY CANT IT BY TABLES?? just wandering ;~@
31. January 2010 at 10:08 pm
I got my Eames reproduction chair from a company called Siedasi – I’m so happy with it
31. January 2010 at 10:09 pm
I got Eames reproduction from Siedasi – I’m so happy with it