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Eames, one of the most important pioneers of the mid-century modern design had a great motto: "The best for the most for the least." It was aimed merging great
by joshontheweb 12y ago
Eames, one of the most important pioneers of the mid-century modern design had a great motto: "The best for the most for the least." It was aimed merging great design with mass production so the everyday man could have affordably priced, well designed furniture. Not sure what happened, but these items are now priced for the wealthy.
- Brakenshire 12y agoIt is interesting how modern, industrial arts seem to fall back on the old model of value. I feel the same with modern art, the way that it is still being bought and sold and exhibited in the same way as the old master, rather than an idea, or in general something which is not technically difficult to reproduce. I feel by now we should be having many more famous artists that solely produce prints, or works which are designed to be mass produced, not single pieces to go in a gallery or on an oligarch's wall.
- brc 12y agoI'd have to check but I bet, in real terms, those wanes chairs are around the same price as they were, adjusted for inflation. What has happened is the production of even cheaper mass produced furniture. What you're not looking at is the extinct hand made, ornate expensive furniture from the decades prior. Things that would be, if sold now, even more pricey than an eames chair. Properly cared for, one of those chairs will last a lifetime. That cannot be applied to cheaper furniture.