Team of this enthusiastic couple was always seen in matching outfits and same poses. The james franconarrated documentary looks at husband and wife design team charles and ray eames. Frequently photographed in matching clothes, poses, or both, each brought a. The architect and the painter gives us a long awaited glimpse into the thought process and life of this wonderful couple. Jason cohn and bill jerseys definitive cinematic foray into the world of the eames is the first film to be made about charles and ray since their deaths and the only. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass. The architect and the painter on dvd december, 2011 starring james franco.
The architect and the painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. Charles and ray eames, an american architect couple from postworld war ii period, gave the interior and graphic design industry of america a new outlook. The film moves between a narrative about the husband and wife team to one about the eames office and its accomplishments, starting with chair design, but also. Back and forth, if you like rock and roll the parents of modern design, charles and ray eames, are fullyexamined through archival footage, the eames house, and interviews with. Profiling americas most influential designers, charles and ray eames, whose work shaped the second half of the 20th century. And while charles is the architect of the title and ray the painter, they and their collaborators were also filmmakers. The architect and the painter covers the lives of a couple whose approach to product design was in its way as influential as that of steve jobs.
The architect and the painter presents the first film made about americas most important and influential designers, charles and ray eames, since their. The architect and the painter is a 2011 documentary film about american designers charles and ray eames and the eames office. Editor harris allen ran issues approximately 80 pages in length and filled with advertisements and features on residential design. Their unending love for the details could be witnessed in their everyday life. Ray eames, his second wife, was an artist, and together they ran a design studio in venice, calif. The architect and the painter is a brief but rich glimpse into a fortyoddyearlong design process by which a pair of bold visionaries continuously and consciously shaped american culture. The dcw dining height chair wood legs, made from molded plywood in 1946, is one of charles and ray eames classic designs, as seen in eames. Documentary on charles and ray eames, the husbandwife combo responsible for heavily influencing modern architecture and furniture, considered by some to be the most important designers of their age. The architect and the painter, insightfully narrated by james franco, is the first film to be made about charles and ray since their deaths and the only one that peers deeply inside the link between their artistic collaboration and sometimes tortured love for one another. The architect and the painter is the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. Architect, designer the best design of the 20th century time magazine on eamess plywood chair.
In the 1940s and 1950s, he practically redesigned america when it came to home furnishings, toys, movie sets, and houses. The architect and the painter 2011 rotten tomatoes. Their work has been highly regarded for its invention and regard for the. The architect and the painter is the 25th anniversary season finale of american masters. Design history was born in a cavernous warehouse on a gritty street in venice beach, california, where charles and ray eames set up their renaissancestyle studio in the optimistic flush of american victory during world war. Fan site for the documentary about charles and ray eames, coming soon to pbs american masters and a theater near you.
Visit the eames shop to learn more and take one home today. Eames demetrios, director of the eames office, on the new documentary. Charles and ray eames are among the most important american designers of this century. Herman miller sale eames molded plastic armchair 4leg base eames lounge chair and ottoman eames molded plywood dining chair metal base view all. Charles and ray eames at the design museum 1998 library of congress exhibit 1999 a documentary about the couple titled eames. Charles and ray eames are clearly in the ranks as the most important american designers of 20th century. Nov 18, 2011 charles eames was trained as an architect. The architect and the painter streaming dvdrip, regarder eames. The architect and the painter is a fascinating intro.
The husband and wife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important designers. The eames, of course, very much warrant cultural paeans they not only gave a shape and style to the american twentieth century, but they also defined a new cultural role for. The architect and the painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work opening november 18th. Eames papers inspired by greatness the result of a unique collaboration between neenah and the eames office, the papers feature textures, patterns, colors, and opacities found in the eamess architecture, design, photography, and vast personal collections. The architect and the painter watch an intimate film celebrating the creative genius of husbandandwife team charles and ray eames, a couple widely regarded as. Director jason cohn, bill jersey starring james franco subtitles english cc. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the.
A modern take on the nineteenth century club chair. Charles often overshadowed his wife but the film goes to some lengths to correct the misperception that he was the only eames who counted. The architect and the painter draws from a treasure trove of archival material, as well as new interviews with friends, colleague, and. Dec 02, 2011 the architect and the painter, an impressive documentary about uber innovators charles and ray eames, is as fascinating and at times oblique as the famous couple themselves.
Fan site for the documentary about charles and ray eames, coming soon to. The architect and the painter film trailer hypebeast. Beautiful details book, from our friends at hermanmiller and geiger, and a couple of axelrad beers. In creative partnership with his spouse, ray kaiser eames, he was responsible for groundbreaking contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts. He attended the school of architecture at washington university in st. A universally recognized form that brings comfort and style to interiors everywhere. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames were americas most influential and important industrial designers. The relationship between charles eames and his wife ray ignited a burst of design ingenuity whose impact on the world can still be felt over half a century later. The interviews are thought provoking and insightful, and the narrative is instructive without being pedantic, even if a bit dry. Charles and ray eames architect biography, buildings. Design history was born in a cavernous warehouse on a gritty street in venice beach, california, where charles and ray eames set up their renaissancestyle studio in the optimistic flush of american victory during world war ii. Its definitely one of the best documentaries ive seen in recent memory another is foo fighters.
Dec 18, 2017 charles and ray eames were two of the most influential designers of the 20th century. The architect and the painter focuses on the relationship between the two and their art. They have contributed to industrial design, furniture design, architecture, photography and manufacturing. This documentary about the famous designers celebrates a unique kind of american creativity that anticipates the.
The world of charles and ray eames barbican art gallery, october 21, 2015 february 14, 2016. And i have shared a few comments about the film earlier on this blog. With charles eames, ray eames, james franco, jeannine oppewall. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also created a mindbending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during world war ii, to photography, interiors, multimedia. The architect and the painter will leave audiences clear about the genuine legacy of eames design. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. William cook looks at how the pair worked together to create designs that still inspire today. The architect and the painter article in the journal of the society of architectural historians 714 january 2012 with 16 reads how we measure reads. The architect and the painter 2011 starring james franco on dvd and bluray. The architect and the painter premieres nationally monday, december 19 from 1011. The architect and the painter traverses the fascinating life of a couple whose contributions broadly determined what modern postwar american life looked and felt like. Anyone who has yielded to the luxurious embrace of an eames lounge chair is well acquainted with.
James franco narrates the pbs american masters award winning eames. Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in american culture. The architect and the painter, an impressive documentary about uber innovators charles and ray eames, is as fascinating and at times oblique as the famous couple themselves. Charles and ray eames, the husband and wife duo, left an indelible mark on furniture design and modern architecture. They are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design e. Charles eames june 17, 1907 august 21, 1978 was an american designer, architect and film maker. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing eames. The architect and the painter jason cohn and bill jerseys sprightly documentary weighs its subjects unique accomplishments and widespread influence while probing a relationship more. The architect and the painter american craft council. Apr 26, 2018 the eames house, case study house 8, was one of roughly twodozen homes built as part of the case study house program. The architect and the painter tells the story of two of americas most important designers, the husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames. The eameses, and the talented people who worked tirelessly in their santa monica, calif.
When the set was introduced in 1956, there was nothing like it, and there is still nothing to equal it. The architect and the painter streaming vf filmtube. The architect and the painter isnt just about influential 20thcentury designer charles eames, or even about charles and his wife ray. It was produced and written by jason cohn, and coproduced by bill jersey. Charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america.
The architect and the painter was released on november 18, 2011 as part of the american masters series on pbs television. Sale scale is the new geography dvd how we make the eames lounge chair dvd a gathering of elephants dvd view all. Over the weekend i had a chance to sit down and watch eames. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also created a mindbending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during world war ii, to photography, interiors, multimedia exhibits, graphics. The architect and the painter, a documentary about the couple by jason cohn and bill jersey narrated by james franco, comes out in theaters on november 18th the first film about them since their deaths, eames. The architect and the painter filmze gratuit, eames. Information taken from archival material, visually stunning films. The architect and the painter a film by jason cohn and bill jersey. Worldfamous architect charles eames made his claim to fame with inexpensive but elegant furniture. A friend of mine has an eames lounge chair that he treats with enormous reverence and claims is the comfiest seat ever made. It is the national pbs airing of the new documentary eames.