The new Reebok x Eames Club C collection celebrates with four pairs of shoes the legacy of Ray and Charles Eames, reinterpreting in particular two artworks of Ray Eames. Known for their ground-breaking furniture creations for Herman Miller and Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames “redefined post-war American design and shaped the 20th century with their playful yet purposeful sensibility”, said Reebok.
Reebok launches the first-ever Eames sneaker collection
Reebok, partnered with Eames Office, designed a range of trainers informed by Ray and Charles Eames works, with a collectable packaging.
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- Lucia Brandoli
- 20 October 2021
The designers drew the collection on the Club C silhouette, a tennis shoe first released in 1985. One pair is decorated with the "Dot Pattern" designed by Ray Eames in 1947, while the other is covered in a reproduction of her "Composition painting" from 1939. Alongside the trainers decorated in patterns, Reebok and Eames Office also designed two monochrome pairs of trainers: total white and total black.
Ray Eames on a metal and plywood prototype for the Lounge Chair
Charles e Ray Eames, plywood and metal chairs, laminated wood and metal table, 1946
Charles and Ray Eames, LCW Lounge Chair Wood, 1946
Charles and Ray Eames, Eames Radio, 1946. In production only since 2018 by REVO
Charles and Ray Eames, fiberglass reinforced plastic armchair and LTR Low Table Rod Base, 1950
Charles and Ray Eames, “Storage Unit”, Herman Miller, 1950, produced by Vitra since 2004
Charles and Ray Eames, DSW Plastic Side Chair Wood Base, Herman Miller, 1952, now produced by Vitra
Charles and Ray Eames, Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Herman Miller, currently Vitra, 1956
Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller Inc. Showroom, West Hollywod, California, 1949. Interior view.
Charles Eames playing with the House of Cards, Pattern Deck, 1952. © Eames Office LLC
Left: Feature of The Toy in Life magazine, July 16, 1951. Right: Ray Eames with an early prototype of The Toy in the patio of the Eames House, 1950. © Eames Office LLC
Ray Eames posing with a cat photograph, December 1970. © Eames Office LLC
Charles and Ray Eames in the living room of Eames House, Santa Monica, California, 1958. Photo © Eames Office LLC. In Domus n. 1017, October 2017
Charles and Ray Eames (with Eero Saarinen), Case Study House 8 (Eames House), 1945-49, Santa Monica, California. Exterior views. In Domus n. 614, February 1981
Charles and Ray Eames (with Eero Saarinen), Case Study House 8 (Eames House), 1945-49, Santa Monica, California. Exterior views. In Domus n. 614, February 1981
All of the shoes will be packaged in a shoebox inspired to the iconic Eames house – also known as Case Study House No. 8 – in Los Angeles: an example of post-war suburban architecture and, according to the brand, "a tribute to the couple's design ethos and an exemplar of sustainable building".
Image courtesy of Reebok.
Image courtesy of Reebok.
Image courtesy of Reebok.
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