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Eames|iːmz| The name of Charles Eames (1907–78), U.S. architect and designer, used attrib. in Eames chair to designate a chair designed by Eames, or in the functional style popularized by him, esp. one made of moulded plastic or plywood and used in modern office furniture.
1946Mag. of Art May 180 The Eames' chair shows an adjustment of the four legs so that a leg extends to the rear and front. 1949Interiors July 99/2 What sets the Eames chair apart is that it is a total design package, integrating new techniques with modern art forms into a unified design. 1952‘E. Box’ Death in Fifth Position iv. 107 He sat down in an Eames chair. 1964Time 20 Mar. 97/2 A novel by Vienna's Heimito von Doderer is rather like an Eames chair draped with an antimacassar. 1978Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXVI. 767/2 The moulded plywood Eames chairs, which were innovatory and sold throughout the world. |