Tag: Charles Eames
Learning is in the Process
At first this was something I never quite understood involving design. When I watched the Eames documentary the architect and the painter I was exposed to it. Because sitting in class in art school you feel as if learning comes from a teacher and not the process.
This is also in relation to learning how to play sports. Not saying that you cannot learn from books but the real learning comes from doing. Nowadays there is unbelievable amounts of free information on whatever subject you want to learn. Because if you want to learn something you have to be willing to go through the process of failing until you become good at it.
In the process of designing you start sketching and then after your done sketching you move to the computer. While working on the computer you see what is working and what is not working. Those moments are where the real learning is taking place in being a designer.
Remember
Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic. – Charles Eames
Artist as defined by Charles Eames
Ever since I watched The architect and the painter I’ve always been fascinated what either Charles or Ray says. This video above I feel many people call themselves artists before other people will ever call them one. Its a very different perspective on how to look at being an artist, designer and etc.
The Power of the Eames
This is definitely a beautiful visual treat for your eyes. I never knew that Ray designed covers for magazines. They are beautifully done I must say.
Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter
If you have not seen this documentary I definitely recommend you take some time to do so. Learning about the Eames’s lifestyle and their approach to design influenced me a lot. I was also shocked by some of the things that happened along the way with their life and etc.
The Eames lounge chair is a piece of furniture that I will be getting because it is so comfortable and wonderfully designed. But back to the documentary. In this documentary you will learn the history of the beginning of Charles And Ray Eames, You will also learn a lot about how they ran their design studio. I’ll be the first to admit I do not agree with some things they did but I respect them both for what they have done for history and design.
Let me know what you think of the documentary in the comments below.
Design Q&A with Charles Eames (1972)
One of the many things that I am still amazed when talking or reading about Charles and Ray Eames is how neither one was a designer. Charles was an architect and Ray was a painter. This interview has to be one of the best things I have found about design. Only if I heard a speech like this in Art School.
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