The Eames Workplace’s collaboration with the skate model Globe has already confirmed fruitful earlier than of their efforts to honor the artistic legacy of Ray and Charles Eames, reviving a beforehand fallen tree from the Eames Home property and reworking it right into a extremely prized assortment for probably the most lucky and devoted Eames fans. The partnership returns within the type of three new skateboard decks, every recalling one in all three well-known designs from the artistic pair’s catalog.
The Eames Silhouette collection is represented by a trio of walnut veneer skate boards, every double-sided display printed with a historic photograph printed on high and an identical graphic motif on the underside.
The trio of decks is joined by a full-color cruise board adorned with a triangular motif based mostly on the long-lasting structural toy recognized merely because the Toy. The Blazer 26″ bullet-shaped skateboard could be thought of the bodily embodiment of Charles Eames’ proclamation that play ought to be thought of a vital step within the artistic course of: “Toys should not as harmless as they give the impression of being. Toys and video games are the prelude to severe concepts.”
Every plate of Silhouette collection it is priced at $124.95 and contains its personal co-branded wall mount, making it abundantly clear that these packs are supposed to be treasured and displayed as collectibles reasonably than hit the streets. The $199.95 Toy Blazer Cruiserboard, alternatively, is roofed in grip tape and contains vans and wheels, able to put the Eameses’ perception within the important nature of play into motion.