Download Original Eames House Bird Images. The story of the eames house bird is less a story of charles and ray eames and more one of charles and edna perdew. This husband and wife team from henry, illinois, passed on their gun repair business to their son in the 1930s and dedicated themselves to carving and painting bird decoys for hunters.
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The original wooden bird was a piece of folk art from the appalachian mountains, which charles and ray eames found on their journeys. Charles and ray eames, the married couple that has contributed to many fields including industrial design, furniture design, art, graphic design, film and architecture would travel around the world collecting local folk artifacts. Eames house bird by vitra wood black bird typical of the american folk art.
This darling little bird became famous by accident.
The black wood bird this model is based on is a piece of american folk art the pair of designers brought back from their travels to the appalachian the original bird is still sitting in their living room. Coincidentally, the original bird, created in illinois around 1910, was the result of another husband/wife team, charles and edna perdew. Made from high quality materials. Check out our eames house bird selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our home décor shops.
