considered them valued contributors and attached much importance to the work that they did for the company. It was in the Zenith workshops that Charles shot his iconic film on the making of the fiberglass shell chair. Sol and Irv really appreciated what the Eameses were contributing to the world. Although they initially had hesitations about understanding what exactly “Good Design” meant, Charles absolutely took the time to explain the value of the process and explain to them the reasons behind the production of their design. According to Fingerhut: “A big part of the time was educating us, so we could understand what he was talking about, because initially we didn’t. We knew technically what
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Eames Molded Plastic Chairs