July 22, 2008
Design Q&A with Charles Eames
Q: What are the boundaries of Design?
“What are the boundaries of problems?”
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- Casey Cichowicz: No. It is not possible. I can assure you.
- Joel Bernstein: Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes?
- LaurenH: I’m with those who say get that girl out of that household. The father has now very effectively...
- Rick Neece: Holee sh..!
- Rick Neece: Asian calligraphy, ‘cept instead of a brush, hot glass. The image of her controlling the glass and...
- Rick Neece: For the gull-wing, I’m sure it would knock me in the chin every time I opened it.
- Marco: Oh god yes.
- Rick Neece: Chuck, testes, testes, One-Two-Three. I can hear you breathing. (TAP,TAP,TAP) “Is this thing...
- Joel Bernstein: Chuck Testa
- Rick Neece: I know the Jag has gone through changes since Ford owns the company. It makes me a little sad for the...
- Michael Smith: WRONG, I’m anime FREAK.
- Rick Neece: I hear you. (The last Taurus we had, I’m sure you’re referring to. Built with an oval in...
- Marco: I’ll admit in the privacy of this forum to liking some of the Tauri, but that particular model year was...
- Rick Neece: Thanks, Josh.
- k: Somebody pulled her the fuck out of that house, didn’t they? She’s going to end up in a hospital at...
Alexander Calder in an interview circa 1955:
Q: When do you know when to stop?
A: When it’s time for dinner.
(overheard on NPR this morning)
There’s wisdom. In fact, I know of at least one person to whom I wish I could impart it.
I love love love Charles and Ray Eames products. I have been an owner of their stuff since I bought my first piece (a Plywood chair) from my website of choice (Officedesigns.com) 4 years ago. Since then, my home has become a museum of Eames’ artwork. It’s really interesting to get their perspective on stuff. Their furniture is so comfortable, I forget there is an artistic background to them…