TimesEames Office Newsletter March 2003 Dear Friend of the Eames Office, It is difficult to write a newsletter such as this with this war in the world. Obviously, such a difficulty is a minor concern on one level, but given our family's responsibilities for taking care of such compassionate and beautiful work, it still weighs on us. One answer came from a Swiss architect who visited the Eames House last week and told us that he did so as it was simply because it was the most peaceful place in Los Angeles--so he could experience some serenity in the midst of everything that is going on. So this will be a brief newsletter, sharing more time sensitive ideas rather than less. First of all, for some time now we have been planning a tour of the interior of the Eames House. We are pleased to announce that the event will take place on June 21 and June 22, the weekend of the summer solstice. This opportunity to experience the interior of the Eames House will be hosted by the Eames family. The fee is 90.00(US$) for the approximately one and half hour visit. We are still putting it together, but anticipating that it will be a lot of fun with some special treats. We feel it is part of the ongoing mission of the Eames Office: communicating, preserving and extending the work of Charles and Ray Eames. While the date is, of course, the Summer Solstice, it is near Charles and Ray's wedding anniversary (June 20) and Charles' Birthday (June 17). Hope you can join us. Information about the event and how to make a reservation will be available on our website April 1 (no fooling). Second, some kudos to good friends and colleagues of Charles and Ray's. Elmer Bernstein, who collaborated with Charles and Ray on over 30 films, was honored this year with an Academy Award nomination for best score (Far From Heaven). And, Alex Funke, who, with Michael Weiner was in charge of production on the 1977 version of Powers of Ten, won his second Oscar. This time it was for Visual Effects for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Congratz to both of them! Last, if you are in Los Angeles this week for WestWeek, you are all invited to the opening tonight of LA, LA, LA: Los Angeles by Design and Not by Design. It is a multi-visual experience in an unused space at the Pacific Design Center. There are over 3 dozen screens and monitors and projections showing images on the walls of a 10-15,000 square foot space, relating in some way to design and architecture of LA. The seed for the program was a very interesting multimedia show done at LACMA 25 years ago by a group called Environmental Communications which will be shown as well. The Eames Office contributed a group of clips of Eames films (including a piece from Day of the Dead) and the 901 film. I myself contributed a video about Unknown LA architecture and design, featuring stories from Kymaerica. Julius Schulman has images in the show and there are contributions from many, many different architects. The event is in Room 377 of the Blue Building and is open Tuesday night (3/25/03) from 7-10 PM, and Wednesday and Thursday during the day from 9-5. I hope you can make it. Until next month, peace and good wishes to all. Sincerely, Eames Demetrios CURRENT EAMES EVENTS: THE WORK OF CHARLES & RAY EAMES: A LEGACY OF INVENTION Artium in Vitoria Spain January 23 2003 through May 4 2003 0000,0000,00FFhttp://www.artium.org THIN SKIN: THE FICKLE NATURE OF BUBBLES, SPHERES, AND INFLATABLE STRUCTURES A traveling exhibition curated by Independent Curators International exploring our existence on Earth includes the classic Eames film, Powers of Ten. McAllen International Museum McAllen Texas January 25 through March 30 2003 0000,0000,00FFhttp://www.mcallenmuseum.org LUCY'S HOUSE A film by Eames Demetrios (2002) Recycled materials, including carpet tiles, used in building structures by Rural Studios. A r c h i t e k t u r z e n t r u m W i e n Museumsquartier - Museumsplatz 1 A - 1070 V i e n n a A U S T R I A T++43 1 522 31 15 Ext.32 F++43 1 522 31 17 0000,0000,00FFhttp://www.azw.at INSIDE/OUTSIDE EAMES HOUSE Inside tour of the Eames House hosted by the Eames family Saturday & Sunday June 21 +22 2003 Reservations only For more information and reservations, please check our website after April 1 2003 The Eames Office is dedicated to communicating, preserving, and extending the work of Charles and Ray Eames. Copyright 2003 Lucia Eames dba Eames office. For personal use only. You may feel free to forward it to your friends in its entirety.