D&I, Tongji University | Industrial Design
my websites
www.tongji-di.org
www.mosmode.com
my focus as a designer
life style and human behavior
my motivation to take part in the International Design School 2013
Live and Inspire with cross culture
my favourite design (picture and description)
Leg splint, 1942
Charles and Ray Eames, manufactured by Evans Products, Molded Plywood
Design with humanity
During World War II, the U.S. Navy called upon Charles and Ray Eames to create a lightweight, inexpensive leg splint. The resulting design is a highly sculptural yet functional device that could be mass-produced and, being modular, conveniently and inexpensively transported. Access to military technology and manufacturing facilities allowed the Eameses to perfect their technique for molding plywood, which they had been working on for several years. In its three-dimensional, biomorphic form, the leg splint suggests the Eames’ subsequent, highly influential plywood furniture designs.
