Brave New Wear's video: Birth of The Eames Lounge Chair - How WWII Led to Modern Luxury

Ray and Charles Eames are two of the most influential furniture designers of the 20th century. Their most recognizable piece, the Eames Lounge Chair, has become a symbol of mid century modern design and an icon of luxury furniture. But the Eames didn’t start at premium lounge chairs, rather, their first big venture was creating leg splints for the US Navy during WW2. How did this iconic design team find their way from the necessity of war to modern luxury? Well buckle up and find out in today’s video. Also, fyi, this is my 100th video :) Check out Retro Azul’s video on 1940’s fashion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF3t_IwcSbo&t=135s Love the channel? PROVE IT, join the Patreon :) https://www.patreon.com/bravenewwear Follow me on IG @christian_scibetta https://www.instagram.com/christian_scibetta/ My equipment: Razer Blade 2020 - https://amzn.to/3iT249o Canon M50 - https://amzn.to/34KmYm5 Rode Mic - https://amzn.to/33OAupC Music - Tranquility Vaporwave Dual Screen HEATWAVE Tom Cooper productions 08.10.17 Vaporwave Demo 1 Citations- footage and images are not my own, used in this video for reference: Vice - Viceland Tyler, The Creator Designs Eames Chair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEDCa3dYKLI King Rose Archives - Mid Century Home Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WEzqw-1vTU&t=330s Kickflip - Normandy invasion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6wG58VMFaA The Best Film Archives - D-Day Medics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqusJQ0CpYY&t=234s TODAY Show - Eames Lounge Chair Debut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIEb4HcgZ4s&t=583s Websites used for research: https://www.eamesoffice.com/ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20171218-charles-and-ray-eames-the-couple-who-shaped-the-way-we-live https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-clothes-rationing-affected-fashion-in-the-second-world-war https://www.idesign.wiki/eames-lounge-chair-1956/ https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1940-1949/ https://www.jimcarrollsblog.com/blog/2018/11/22/the-best-for-the-most-for-the-least-the-eames-office-and-the-democratic-impulse https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/arts/ray-charles-eames-artists.html https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/483088 https://designdefender.com/designers/charles-and-ray-eames-the-most-famous-couple-in-the-world-of-industrial-design/ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/arts/international/the-eameses-a-team-for-whom-design-was-a-way-of-life.html