u003cpu003eThe creative duo Charles Eames (1907-1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe Eameses' work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple's contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an adaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces which would become a hallmark of postwar modern architecture.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eFrom the couple's earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film Powers of Ten, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eAbout the seriesu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eBorn back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture series features: u003c/pu003eu003cpu003ean introduction to the life and work of the architectu003c/pu003eu003cpu003ethe major works in chronological orderu003c/pu003eu003cpu003einformation about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutionsu003c/pu003eu003cpu003ea list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildingsu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eapproximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans)u003c/pu003e