Vitra Miniatures Plywood Elephant (1945) Table Clock Designer by Makiko Yoshida

Designer by Makiko Yoshida

the Eames Elephant (small) made of robust plastic

La Croix-Rousse offers a beautiful panoramic view over the city: Part-Dieu business district with Crayon Tower and Incity Tower

an operation in the early 1990s that aimed to explore the affective structure of shapes and objects

the other for food

Vitra Miniatures Plywood Elephant (1945) Table Clock Designer by Makiko YoshidaThe Plywood Elephant holds a prominent place among the plywood pieces designed by the Eameses. In the early 1940s Charles and Ray Eames successfully developed an innovative method for moulding plywood into three dimensional shapes, which they used to produce a wide range of furniture and sculptural objects. Among the early plywood designs, the Elephant is one of the most difficult to produce. Tight angles and compound curves require a sophisticated