Sunday, January 13, 2008

Design Cabinet

New Charles Eames commemorative stamp are coming out this summer, and it's exciting. I love the Eames, and since I have two of their red chairs I got for my 30th birthday from Jorge, it does make me proud. Now, I just need a good excuse to send some old fashion letters to my beloved ones.

"In recognition of their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, manufacturing and photographic arts, designers Charles and Ray Eames will be honored next summer with a pane of 16 stamps designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC. If you’ve ever sat in a stackable molded chair, you’ve experienced their creativity. Perhaps best known for their furniture, the Eameses were husband and wife as well as design partners. Their extraordinary body of creative work — which reflected the nation’s youthful and inventive outlook after World War II — also included architecture, films and exhibits. Without abandoning tradition, Charles and Ray Eames used new materials and technology to create high-quality products that addressed everyday problems and made modern design available to the American public" says the USPS.


Read more about the Eames.

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