Currents | Décor: House Numbers, Inspired by the Eameses
The prolific midcentury pioneers Charles and Ray Eames designed many things, but not type. Instead they used off-the-shelf stencils to label packaging and blueprints. They also had a fascination with the bulbous lettering of Victorian circus posters and wood type.
All of that was taken into consideration when House Industries, a Delaware type house, created the Eames Century Modern typeface last year. It was the result of a decade of research in the archives at the Eames House in Los Angeles, Herman Miller in Michigan, Vitra in Germany and the Library of Congress, and interviews with family and employees. “We took all those tiny details and wove this typographic quilt that points to them historically,” stated Andy Cruz, the company’s art director and a founder.
Now House Industries has become a partner with another midcentury pioneer, Heath Ceramics, to create a line of Eames house number tiles. Available for about $45 each in red and white at the Heath store in Los Angeles, and in more colors in April at the Heath stores in San Francisco and Sausalito, Calif.; (415) 332-3732, extension 13, or heathceramics.com.
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