Description
– Launched 2022
– Check out the YouTube unboxing video by Highland Diaz
– If you’re interested in the history and design of this iconic home decor wall art, check out interior decorator Nadia’s video on Dellpop Design EN
– Available editions:
1. Eames V1 Starburst Red (traditional Courts)
2. Eames V1 Starburst Blue (traditional Courts)
3. Eames V2 Starburst Black
4. Eames V2 Starburst Gold (Instead of J,Q,K, the cards run from 1 to 13 in true revolutionary Modernist form)
AOP’s much anticipated second edition of Eames Playing Cards pays homage to the iconic Hang-It-All wall rack with bold lines, colorful interconnected circles, and a nostalgic color palette.
Eames Playing Cards. Designed by Art of Play in close collaboration with The Eames Office. A tribute to the timeless sensibilities of Charles & Ray Eames.
Charles Ormand Eames Jr., a nearly-licensed architect born in St. Louis in 1907, and Bearnice Alexandra “Ray” Kaiser, an abstract painter born in Sacramento in 1912, are cemented into the canon of 20th-century design. Since uniting in 1940, these partners in life and work have been internationally recognized at the forefront of the design, architecture, filmmaking, and furniture communities.
Charles and Ray Eames brought a sense of playfulness to midcentury design, imbuing everyday objects with unexpected joy. Our second edition of Eames Playing Cards embraces this approach with a celebration of their iconic Hang-It-All wall rack.
The first thing you’ll notice is the jubilant color palette of the early 1950s. The visual motif is a clear homage to the stick and ball components of the original design. However, in adapting the Hang-It-All to a new form, we made a surprising discovery.
When traditional playing card symbols are replaced with numerals, the result is more logical and visually cohesive. So, inspired by the rebellious spirit Ray and Charles were famous for, we decided to ditch the aristocracy entirely and adopt a more minimalist approach. You will not find any Kings or Queens in this deck; the cards are simply numbered 1-13, a subtle but gently revolutionary gesture that we’ve never attempted before.
But now, we can’t help wondering why this clarity eluded us for so long. Every time we shuffle the pack and juggle the colorful balls, we’re reminded of the Eames’ enthusiasm to defy the gravity of expectations and embrace a spirit of exploration.
Eames Playing Cards come packaged in a letterpress printed box reminiscent of the home that Charles and Ray designed and built in Los Angeles, California. Made in the USA.
Eames Hang-It-All
With their Hang-It-All, Charles and Ray Eames elevated the everyday coat rack into something inventive and fun. First crafted with multicolored hooks and a white wire frame, the material and colorway offering has since expanded with fidelity to the sophistication—and sense of play—of the original.
This colorful device for hanging things, hats, coats, scarfs, or even toys, is the epitome of the Eames approach to design. It couldn’t be simpler in terms of the use of materials: wood and rubber-coated steel wire, but it’s very thoughtful in terms of functionality, with round wood balls that serve as hooks.
The Eames Hang-It-All was developed in 1953, on the heels of the Eames use of steel wires for their Upholstered Wire Chairs, for the ETR and LTR table bases, and for the steel rod bases for all of their shell chairs, the ones people like to call the “Eiffel Tower base.”
Anyone who has ever tried to hang a thin linen coat or a sweater will appreciate these rounded forms—they do their job, and they don’t rip holes in clothing. People often cite the colored balls as an example of playfulness, forgetting how damaging a “normal” coat hook can be!
It was originally marketed by Tigrett, the toy company that also distributed the Eames House of Cards, the Eames Coloring Toy, and the Eames Toy and Little Toy. They called it an object ‘for children, to hang up all their belongings.’ Four vertical, repeatedly angled pieces of wire, serving as hooks, are welded onto a horizontal, rectangular wire frame mounted on the wall with screws. Eight colorfully painted wooden balls are firmly attached to the slightly staggered ends of the metal. There are additional short pieces of wire, bent at different angles, with six smaller balls attached to the ends.
Working closely with our partners, we have expanded the different colorways on offer, with more “serious” walnut wood balls combined with black steel wire, and even a version that is a salute to our LGBT friends, in Pride colors.
The Eames Hang-It-All is still produced by Herman Miller and Vitra.
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