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As great as the Eames Lounge Chair is, I think it looks like it was created in the 1950s. A better example of a timeless piece of design would be the Barcelona
by dublinben 13y ago
As great as the Eames Lounge Chair is, I think it looks like it was created in the 1950s. A better example of a timeless piece of design would be the Barcelona Chair, which predates even the Eames Chair. It still looks modern, nearly a century after it was created.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_chair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_chair
- yofred 13y agoAdd Le Corbusier's LC2 (to the eames and barcelona chair) and and you have a few timeless designs, all from mid-century. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41a30HNuKeL.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41a30HNuKeL.jpg To the people discounting timeless design: yes most of contemporary industrial design is disposable, but some pieces from Braun and Apple will be considered classics.