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28th September 2000

Eames Strand Stations: Design Q&A (The Future)

“‘Design addresses itself to the need.’ If there is a single verbal phrase from one of their films that encapsulates Charles and Ray’s specific feeling about design it is that one. Though straightforward, that approach does not make life easy: because you must next identify the need and then, of course, address that — the true need of the situation: the problems that need to be solved within the constraints that need to be considered.” Eames Office is streaming the film “Powers of Ten” online on October 10, 2000, International Powers of Ten day.

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28th September 2000

Eames Strand Stations: Design Q&A (The Future)

“‘Design addresses itself to the need.’ If there is a single verbal phrase from one of their films that encapsulates Charles and Ray’s specific feeling about design it is that one. Though straightforward, that approach does not make life easy: because you must next identify the need and then, of course, address that — the true need of the situation: the problems that need to be solved within the constraints that need to be considered.” Eames Office is streaming the film “Powers of Ten” online on October 10, 2000, International Powers of Ten day.

Comments are closed.