Charles Eames byl americký návrhář a architekt.
„Není lehké udělat něco dobře, ale je extrémně obtížné udělat něco špatně.“
Originál: (en) It is not easy to do something good, but it is extremely difficult to do something bad.
Zdroj: [Eames, Charles, Eames, Ray, 1976, Connections, the work of Charles and Ray Eames: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, December 7, 1976-February 6, 1977, UCLA Art Council, 25, angličtina]
Zdroj: Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of the Twentieth Century. 1998, p. 90: Also cited in: AA Files: Annals of the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Nr. 31-32 (1996). p. 111
“The details are not the details. These make the design.”
Attributed to Charles Eames in: Garrett, Jesse James. "The Elements of User Experience." Diagram retrieved January (2004).
Alternative: The details are not the details. The details make the product.
Charles Eames in a 1952 speech to a national assembly of the AIA; As cited in: Ray Eames http://eamesdesigns.com/library-entry/ray-eames/ at eamesdesigns.com, Accessed April 8, 2014; Charles Eames talks about Ray Eames
Attributed to Charles Eames in: Georgia Bizios (1998) Architecture Reading Lists and Course Outlines. p. 494
“One could describe Design as a plan for arranging elements to accomplish a particular purpose.”
In answer of the question: What is your definition of Design?
Design Q & A with Charles Eames, 1972
Another part of the interview: Also cited at: Mark Wunsch. "[http://markwunsch.com/blog/2008/09/27/design-q-a-with-charles-eames.html A software engineer and technologist: Design Q&A with Charles Eames". at markwunsch.com/blog, 2008/09/27
Design Q & A with Charles Eames, 1972
“I have never been forced to accept compromises but I have willingly accepted constraints.”
Charles Eames, interview in: Domus, monthly review of architecture interiors design art, Nr. 482-493, 1970; Cited in: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1980) Proceedings of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. p. 77
“[Design is] an expression of purpose. It may, if it is good enough, later be judged as art.”
In answer of the question: Is Design an expression of art?
Design Q & A with Charles Eames, 1972
“Design may be a solution to some industrial problems.”
In answer of the question: Is Design a craft for industrial purposes?
Design Q & A with Charles Eames, 1972
“Designers should only innovate as a last resort.”
Zdroj: Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of the Twentieth Century. 1998, p. 373: Attributed to Charles Eames
