Category: 建築
創意二人組查爾斯·伊姆斯（Charles Eames，1907–1978）與蕾·凱瑟·伊姆斯（Ray Kaiser Eames，1912–1988）改變了美國的視覺風貌。雖然以家具聞名，這對夫妻檔同時也是建築、紡織設計、攝影與電影領域的先驅。伊姆斯夫婦的作品定義了一種全新、多功能性的現代風格，完美融合工藝與設計，並善用現代材料，尤其是合板與塑料。
伊姆斯木質休閒椅採用模壓合板技術，成為20世紀極具代表性的家具作品；而他們參與的「案例研究住宅」計畫，不僅創新運用工業材料，更發展出適應性強的多功能空間平面配置，成為戰後現代建築的標誌。
從夫妻倆早期的家具實驗，到其經典短片《十的次方》，本書涵蓋伊姆斯夫婦輝煌創作歷程的各個面向，以及他們對美國中產階級生活所帶來的革命性影響。
作者：格洛麗亞·柯尼希（Gloria Koenig），編輯：彼得·戈塞爾（Peter Gössel）。
The photography and layout do justice to the duo's range, especially the sections on their lesser-known architectural sketches. I've spent hours flipping back to the chapters on Ray's contributions, which most histories gloss over.
The way this book traces how they shifted from furniture into broader visual design—film, exhibitions, even corporate identity—keeps pulling me forward. The chapters on their collaborative process feel almost like you're in the studio with them, and the archival photos are a genuine bonus.
I’m only a third of the way through, but the way it frames the Eameses as shapers of America’s visual culture rather than just chair designers has already changed how I look at postwar design. The photography and layout feel as carefully considered as their own work, which makes flipping through it
