There’s something to be said about how the working class might love going into the office more if the furniture was as comfortably stylish as the Eames Lounge Chair, the iconic creation of designers Ray and Charles Eames.
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“Past as Prologue: The Last Decade of Furniture Design by Ray and Charles Eames (1968-1978)” will run through the fall at the Transamerica Pyramid. The show focuses on office furniture for the white-collar workforce, based around modularity and visual authority. “Plywood and fiberglass gave way to injection-molded plastics and polyurethane, and the rise of secretarial and computational work prompted fresh thinking about ergonomics and all-day comfort,” the curators write. “The resulting body of work feels both familiar and sharply attuned to the technological and social currents of its era.”
Please, do not put your feet up or spin around in the chairs. But do peruse the two retail shops accompanying the exhibit carrying vintage furniture, art books and playful Eames’ gift items.
Details: Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily at the Transamerica Pyramid annex, 535 Washington St., San Francisco; free, www.eamesinstitute.org/sfdw-25-events
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