Eames Lounge Chair debut in 1956 on NBC [2/2]
PART 2 of 2 – Charles & Ray Eames show their then-new masterpiece on the Arlene Francis “Home” show broadcast on the NBC television network in 1956. You can download a complete version from Google Video @ video.google.com
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February 1st, 2010 07:24
I love it! Thanks!
February 1st, 2010 06:37
So great. Thanks so much for this little gem.
February 1st, 2010 06:14
you’ve gotta love those huge mics around their necks!
February 1st, 2010 05:53
Nothing like watching the patrician demeanor and hearing the cafe society voice of Arlene Frances as she fawns over two of the most down-to-earth designers of and for the people. It’s great to hear the original Eames lounge chair was filled with down and feathers instead of foam that disintegrates in about 7 years.
February 1st, 2010 05:00
whats the soundrtack?
February 1st, 2010 04:17
The “patrician” commentary used snob appeal to convey an educated point of view. I’m okay with that, compared to the prevailing ignorance on modern talk shows.
I’d like to blame the “woman behind the man” remark upon the fact that we’re watching a new form of entertainment in 1956: the talk show. Had anyone suggested that a woman was an equal collaborator with a man, they’d have been tuned out in droves by both men and women in the audience, and the producer knew this.
February 1st, 2010 03:23
Arlene’s well-rehearsed Bahrain New York accent is a bit ironic for a girl from Washington Heights He father was Armenian. She was originally an actress. This is an episode from NBC’s Home Show, a day-time program for which “Miss” Francis was heralded on the cover of Time as “the first lady of television” in the mid 50’s. So, she’s wearing the pants. Ah, the inexplicable 50’s when US Presidents took naps for 8 years. Still, the chair is very comfortable. “Simply mahvalas!”
February 1st, 2010 02:47
This is amazing. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of AF’s show.
What’s particularly wonderful is the sophisticated conversational pace. The fact that there was a TV show that discusses design in an educated manner is refreshing. You rarely hear/see, these days, any general public discussion or acknowledgment of design philosophy, intent, purpose…other than as soley a means to financial/marketing gains. Just that there is a value to an object other than its weight in gold.
Thanks for posting!
February 1st, 2010 02:10
Aaah..the lounge chair….to me, this is just the most beautiful thing of the 20th century’s design.I’ll save money to buy myself one (or two).
February 1st, 2010 01:29
I own this chair. And a few other Eames pieces, with the rocker being next on the list. By far the most handsome furniture ever designed. I am so proud to own their pieces. Thanks for uploading!
February 1st, 2010 00:33
lets talk!
i love this video qN
January 31st, 2010 23:43
I love how fucking wholesome people were in the 50s.
January 31st, 2010 23:16
His furniture including that ‘new’ chair shown here is referenced throughout “Frasier” who has one in his Seatle appartment.
Interesting to see how it was constructed!
January 31st, 2010 22:27
Thank you for posting this document!
January 31st, 2010 21:51
I like how they were polite. Now people are just assholes.
January 31st, 2010 21:49
shut the fuck up
January 31st, 2010 21:24
Haha, nice one asshole!
January 31st, 2010 20:24
Thank you so much for posting this. Here we have two extremely talented, brilliant people who gave us so much in the field of architecture and furniture design. I bought my Eames Lounge Chair years ago, and no other chair has ever been more comfortable, a tangible tribute to the Eames’ genius. Thank you.
January 31st, 2010 20:08
Really awesome video
January 31st, 2010 19:42
We bought our eames copy from siedasi – just google them, great quality just like the original
January 31st, 2010 19:26
Thanks for posting this–the Eamses are so unassuming. Such great accomplishments by the two of them–talk about classic designs. It’s like Jacobsen’s stuff–just impossible to beat the elegance and intelligence of the design.
January 31st, 2010 18:45
This is great- but boy her voice is annoying…
January 31st, 2010 18:26
Reportedly, the inspiration for the lounge chair was a well-worn leather baseball glove which translated into something familiar, soft yet firm, comfortable, and ready to “catch” the person sitting down in it. Brilliant concept and execution, as per usual for the Eames.
January 31st, 2010 17:32
I am doing a paper on Ray Eames, and i wish that she had gotten equivalent credit to that of her husband
January 31st, 2010 17:23
Just bought one…oooh I feel part of history now. I was waiting for Sgt Bilko to come out from behind Ray. Hubba Hubba…