Design Q&A

The Eames design philosophy presented in the form of a series of questions posed by a curator at the Louvre and answered by Charles Eames. Music by Laurindo Almeida.

Based on questions answered by Charles and Ray Eames in connection with the “What is Design” exhibition at the Louvre.

1972
This film is an exploration of Charles and Ray’s design philosophy.  
In 1969, curator Madame L’Amic of the Musée Arts Decoratifs in Paris, asked five international designers participating in the exhibition Qu’est ce que le design? (What Is Design?) to answer a series of questions about their field.
Three years later, the Eameses transferred slides to film to make Design Q&A, which shows images of furniture, toys, exhibitions, films, and graphics created over the years by the Eames Office.  
The voiceover features Charles answering the questions posed by L’Amic about his and Ray’s design process.  

5 minutes.  Color.