Handpicked originals
The fact that the famous designer couple Charles & Ray Eames have conjured up real icons that have left their mark on the design world, and not just in terms of seating furniture, is what I'm proving to you today with the 'Eames Storage Unit'.
In 1949, the designers developed a novel system of free-standing, multi-functional shelves, which, like the Eames House in California built at the same time, were consistently constructed according to the principles of industrial series production. A basic idea that influenced many subsequent designers.
The bookcase is somewhat narrower than the shelves of the series, but in contrast it has drawers and sliding doors. Thus, with its four file heights, it not only offers a lot of practical storage space, but also the possibility to keep things hidden.
The new colour composition, carefully coordinated with the Dutch designer Hella Jongerius, gives the 'ESU' a fresh, contemporary expression without neglecting the spirit of the forties and fifties.
