Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Eames marshmallow chair
English answer:
chair designed by Ray and Charles Eames
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Catherine Bolton
Feb 21, 2004 13:40
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English term
Eames marshmallow chair
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We finally arrived at the hotel - a midcentury marvel with a turqouise pool, an Eames marshmallow chair roasting in the sun.
What is an "Eames marshmallow chair "?
What is an "Eames marshmallow chair "?
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chair designed by Ray and Charles Eames
Ray and Charles Eames were definitely NOT a furniture company but two of the top furniture designers of the 20th century. A marshmallow chair was also designed by Nelson.
A photograph is shown in the first link.
It is a chair with circles that look like marshmallows (a soft, gummy sweet), hence the name.
The "roasting in the sun" bit is a play on words. Marshmallows are traditionally skewered on long forks and roasted over an open fire.
The second link provides more info on the Eameses.
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sorry - meant \"NOT JUST a furniture company\".
A photograph is shown in the first link.
It is a chair with circles that look like marshmallows (a soft, gummy sweet), hence the name.
The "roasting in the sun" bit is a play on words. Marshmallows are traditionally skewered on long forks and roasted over an open fire.
The second link provides more info on the Eameses.
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sorry - meant \"NOT JUST a furniture company\".
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a very soft pillowy chair
Eames is the name of a furniture company, but there are no direct references in the Internet to an Eames marshmellow chair, so I'm assuming the author is using poetic license to describe the soft nature of the chair
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also the double-entendre of the person \"roasting\" in the sun, i.e. roasting like a marshmellow
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-02-21 13:44:41 GMT)
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also the double-entendre of the person \"roasting\" in the sun, i.e. roasting like a marshmellow
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type of chair designed by Ray Eames
Just a type of chair.
Ray Eames is among the most important American designers of this century. He is best known for his groundbreaking contributions to architecture , furniture design, industrial design etc.
Here is a picture of the chair:
http://www.sleekspaces.com/mach.html
Ray Eames is among the most important American designers of this century. He is best known for his groundbreaking contributions to architecture , furniture design, industrial design etc.
Here is a picture of the chair:
http://www.sleekspaces.com/mach.html
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Mistake: Nelson marshmallow sofa
This sofa was actually designed by George Nelson - he was a contemporary of the Eameses, but their designs were quite different. They were of the same "school", although according to one article I read, Nelson refused to acknowledge membership in it.
http://www.officedesigns.com/officedesigns/homefurniture.htm...
http://www.officedesigns.com/officedesigns/homefurniture.htm...
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