After seeing Powers of Ten, I had wanted to see more movies by Charles and Ray Eames. The good news is that many of their short films are available. The bad news is that only a few are available streaming. Powers of Ten can be seen on YouTube, either directly or through the Eames Official Site. Another is this video, 901: After 45 Years of Working. (Both movies make up the first disc of The Films of Charles & Ray Eames.)
The movie documents the closing of the Eames workshop after the death of Ray Eames. It’s narrated by Eames Demetrios, the grandson of Charles Eames and features several people that were working at the workshop at the time of its closing.
The film documents the way the office looked as everything was being moved out. There were a lot of slides that were being donated to the Library of Congress, which Ray Eames had been helping to catalogue. There was also a lot of art and furniture. Much of it was to be distributed, but I don’t recall if it was mentioned exactly where all of it was going.
The film is meant for people who have an interest in the Eames. It doesn’t appear to have a rating, but I would say that it’s safe for all audiences. There’s no cursing or violence. I don’t recall any nudity, but if there was, it would have been as artwork hanging in the background. It’s not a particularly exciting movie, but it is at least informative. It’s exactly the kind of movie you could show in an art class one day if need be.
If you don’t have an interest in the Eames or in furniture, I’m not sure if you’ll make it through the entire video. However, it is available streaming, so it’s worth at least a few minutes of your time.
The movie documents the closing of the Eames workshop after the death of Ray Eames. It’s narrated by Eames Demetrios, the grandson of Charles Eames and features several people that were working at the workshop at the time of its closing.
The film documents the way the office looked as everything was being moved out. There were a lot of slides that were being donated to the Library of Congress, which Ray Eames had been helping to catalogue. There was also a lot of art and furniture. Much of it was to be distributed, but I don’t recall if it was mentioned exactly where all of it was going.
The film is meant for people who have an interest in the Eames. It doesn’t appear to have a rating, but I would say that it’s safe for all audiences. There’s no cursing or violence. I don’t recall any nudity, but if there was, it would have been as artwork hanging in the background. It’s not a particularly exciting movie, but it is at least informative. It’s exactly the kind of movie you could show in an art class one day if need be.
If you don’t have an interest in the Eames or in furniture, I’m not sure if you’ll make it through the entire video. However, it is available streaming, so it’s worth at least a few minutes of your time.
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