26 Chairs: Eames Lounge vs Monobloc

Jean Hertzberg
Course, Lecture notes 2020 & earlier
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We did sketching of spheres, and material surfaces; glossy vs matte. We looked at the Eames Lounge chair, how integrated the design was with the manufacturing process, hence the ‘organic’ aspect of the aesthetic. This was compared to the ubiquitous Monobloc white plastic chair.

26 Chairs Eames Lounge, Monobloc, and Beyond

Jean Hertzberghttp://jeanbizhertzberg.com
I am the instructor and designer of Aesthetics of Design, and an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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