Image Interlude: Here's a Photo of Rapper Ice Cube With an Eames House Bird

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As Southern California readies itself for Pacific Standard Time—"an unprecedented collaboration of cultural institutions [...] coming together to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene—pre-release posters for the exhibition have seeped into the crevices of the Internet, even though some of the copy hasn't been finalized yet. Above: a photo of rapper and Los Angeles native Ice Cube standing tall with an Eames House Bird (presumably the original) perched on his shoulder. (As ArtInfo points out, the House Bird was not one of Ray and Charles Eames' designs but rather something they found, incorporated into their living room, used as a prop in many of their photos, and eventually licensed to Vitra to reproduce.) As one of the many Pacific Standard Time discussions, Ice Cube will host a lecture in which he "celebrate[s] how [the Eameses'] architecture and design have been important inspiration throughout [his] prolific career." The official poster will be released within the next few weeks.

· Pacific Standard Time [official site]
· Eames House Bird Sighting [ArtInfo]
· "Ice Cube Celebrates Ray & Charles Eames" Really Happening [Curbed LA]

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Office Spaces: If These Walls Could Talk: Studio of Charles and Ray Eames

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Photo courtesy of Courtesy Gestalten/Co.Design

Today Co.Design publishes a terrific feature on The Story of Eames Furniture, Marilyn and Jon Neuhart's painstakingly researched new tome that sheds light on every single piece of furniture ever created within the the hallowed hallways of Charles and Ray Eameses' design studio (above). Food for (ever so humbling) thought:

"When someone such as Yves Behar talks about a simple office chair being an 'epic challenge' that required 10 years of practice to even contemplate, they're responding to the legacy that Eames created, with their fanatical devotion to ergonomics and function. Sit in a shell chair or an Eames lounger; feel the way it seems to intuit your posture and bone structure. That's the truest statement of the remarkable process that lived in just a few rooms, in a California studio that created the modern furniture industry."

· The Definitive History of the Eames Studio, and Its Works of Genius [Co.Design]
· A Brief History of the Most Important Chair You'll Ever Sit On [Curbed National]

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