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October 22, 2009 · 1:33 am

Montage: Eames Lounge

At first glance, if you’re not (gasp!) a connoisseur of the mid-century modern, the Eames lounge may look frumpy. I’ve heard from a couple of women that I interviewed for articles, that their husbands “didn’t get it” at first, but then went on to love and live in it. I would so love one in white leather, with a walnut shell. I would keep in Cape Cod, positioned towards the ocean view, adn there you would find me, ensconced (with my Mac Air of course) pretty much always. Like most mid-century modern pieces, the Eames lounge works well in most décors, from rooms filled with old antiques and Oriental rugs to the sparest of minimalist spaces. Here is a sampling of well-designed rooms that included this iconic piece designed by Charles and Ray Eames.

Photos: Kara Mann Design; Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architecture; Please Sir blog; Steve Giralt; Flickr via Style Files; S.R. Gambrel; Boundary Hotel London; Cookie Magazine; Greg Natale Design; Elle Decor South Africa; Hannah Simmons; Inspace; photographer Joe Schmelzer; Apartment Therapy; Timothy Griffith for NYT; Studio Cerri & Associati; Living Etc.; James Tse; Elle Decorations; Margaret McCurry in Architectural Digest; Michael Crockett; Living Etc.; Jayne Wunder; photographer Julien Lanoo; unidentified.

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April 28, 2009 · 1:32 am

Montage: Ode to Eames – the Rocker

How can you not like the Charles and Ray Eames molded plastic rocker? It comes in pretty, yet practical colors, and like many mid-century modern pieces, works in a variety of rooms and settings. It’s whimsical but not cutesy. We have one in our son’s room on the Cape. It’s perfect for kids because it can’t be ruined, but it’s comfortable enough for Grandma to sit in too when she reads bedtime stories. Here’s an array of images, many from Flickr, but from magazines too.

Photos: Making It Lovely; Flickr; Living Etc; Made By Girl; Mid-Century Modernist; Hand; Flickr-it’s what I do. . .; Hand; Alan Kaplanas; Door16; Apartment Therapy Los Angeles; Flickr-Moakidi; Marie Claire Maison; Hand; Apartment Theapy; Lutterlagkage; KarstonLulloff; Katz residence; Skona Hem.

If you’re interested in purchasing an Eames rocker, Velocity Art & Design is offering 15% off items over $100, including the Eames rocker (regularly $479), through Store Adore (an amazing shopping site I happen to edit). Click here for the code.