Coming this summer: Charles and Ray Eames Stamps

I just found out that the U.S. Postal Service is releasing a series of 16 stamps to celebrate the amazing and unforgettable work of Charles and Ray Eames. The stamps will commemorate the work of the Eameses, who were design partners as well as husband and wife, and have made major contributions in many fields of design including industrial design, furniture design, art, graphic design, film and architecture.

The stamps are beautifully designed by Derry Noyes and include a broad range of images of the designers’ work, from the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman to a still from the “Tops” film. One of my favorite quotes/philosophies of Charles is: “The details are not details. They make the product.”

The stamps will go on sale June 17th and can be ordered online at usps.com.

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And if you like Eames, then you may also be interested in Eero Saarinen, who designed some equally stunning furniture during the same era. Don’t miss the article in our March issue about the current exhibit of the furniture of Saarinen—including the iconic Tulip Chair—at the Museum of Design Atlanta.

Add comment February 8th, 2008

Southeastern Flower Show displays are a hit

AH&L asked Atlanta floral and interior designers to create tabletop displays for “Designers’ Floral Fantasies” at this weekend’s Southeastern Flower Show, and you’d be amazed by what they came up with! Boxwoods Gardens & Gifts created “Ecological Manifesto,” which, with its foliage-covered cherub-like mannequins holding the world on their shoulders, proved quite the talker. Other participating designers included Foxgloves & Ivy, with a T42 tea party theme (Check out the suspended cut orchids), Lush Life went for a tropical motif, and Karen Hott Interiors and Little Sparrow created a more traditional, elegant look. Whlie you’re at the show, don’t miss our favorite garden, a green roof designed by Matthew Klyn of New Leaf Landscape Group. Look for more about Matt in our March issue. The flower show, held in Building A of the Georgia World Congress Center, continues today and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday’s hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Information: flowershow.org

Add comment February 1st, 2008