The publication of Eames on Design: The Collected Words last month got me thinking about the sheer volume of books on the subject of Mid Century Modern furniture and the key designers of that period. So, as a resource, I’m going to compile a list of publications any self-respecting Modernist design fan should get their hands on, beginning with Charles and Ray Eames, their life, their designs, and their legacy.
I’ve trawled through the web looking for recommended reads. Please let me know if there are any publications which you think should be on the list and why, and whether you think the books already on the list are worth picking up.
Of course, there are lots of publications which include the designs of Charles and Ray Eames, but this is my attempt at an exhaustive list of every publication which focuses on the pair, or features them heavily.
An Eames Primer
Author: Eames Demetrios
Publisher: Universe Publishing (2001, 2005), Thames & Hudson (2002)
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Bright Minds, Beautiful Ideas: Bruno Manari, Charles and Ray Eames, Marti Guixe and Jurgen Bey
Author: Ed Annink, Ineke Schwartz
Publisher: BIS Publishers (2004)
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Charles and Ray Eames – Design Monograph Series
Author: Naomi Stungo
Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd (2000)
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Charles and Ray Eames: 15 Things Charles and Ray Teach Us
Author: Keith Yamashita
Publisher: Eames Office (1998)
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Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of the Twentieth Century
Author: Pat Kirkham
Publisher: MIT Press (1995, 1998)
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Charles and Ray Eames: Objects and Furniture Design by Architects
Editor: Patricia de Muga, Sandra Dachs, Laura Garcia Hintze
Publisher: Ediciones Poligrafa (2007)
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Charles Eames: Furniture from the Design Collection
Author: Arthur Drexler
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art (1973)
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Charles and Ray Eames: Stereo Photographs
Author: Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Eames Demetrios
Publisher: View Productions (2002)
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Connections: The Work of Charles and Ray Eames
Author: Ralph Caplan
Publisher: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery (1977)
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Eames: Furniture 1941 – 1978
Author: Brigitte Fitoussi
Publisher: Assouline Publishing (1999, 2003)
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Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames
Author: John Neuhart, Marilyn Neuhart, Ray Eames
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (1998), Wiley VCH (1989), Thames & Hudson Ltd (1989)
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Eames House: An Appreciation of the Work of Charles & Ray Eames
Author: James Barkeley
Publisher: Amer Vessel (2001)
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Eames House: Charles and Ray Eames – Architecture in Detail Series
Author: James Steele
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd (1994, 2002)
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Eames Lounge Chair: An Icon of Modern Design, The
Author: Martin P. Eidelberg, Thomas Hine, Pat Kirkham
Editor: David Hanks, C. Ford Peatross
Publisher: Merrell Publishers Ltd (2006)
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Eames on Design
Author: Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell (Introduction)
Editor: Daniel Ostroff
Publisher: Fiell Publishing Limited (2011)
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Furniture of Charles and Ray Eames, The
Author: Rolf Fehlbaum, Demetrios Eames
Publisher: Vitra Design Museum (2007)
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Jean Prouvé | Charles & Ray Eames: Constructive Furniture
Author: Matthias Remmele
Publisher: Vitra Design Museum (2002)
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Story of Eames Furniture: Volume 1-2, The
Author: Marilyn Neuhart, John Neuhart, Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann
Editor: Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann, Franz Schulze
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag (2010)
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Twentieth Century Houses by Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles and Ray Eames and Alvar Aalto
Author: Robert MaCarter
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd (1999)
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Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention, The
Author: Donald Albrecht et al
Publisher: Abrams (1997, 2005)
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I don’t know whether I should include books and publications about The Powers of Ten or A Computer Perspective in this list. What do you think?