Comments on: Eames molded plywood leg splints

By: jpanega1

jpanega1 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve always wanted one of these, seems as though they are getting more popular. Gotta pick one up fast. They go for about 500-600 on ebay. I think the Eames foundation found a large stock of them and sells them for 650

By: crayonbeam

crayonbeam — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

There is one on Alcatraz, upstairs is the hospital.

By: lightininbolt

lightininbolt — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve got 2 of these. Been thinking of getting rid of one. They are a fascinating piece of design history.

By: Agies

Agies — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The paths for those images are all wrong.

By: Angstrom

Angstrom — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

mobilepost?
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huh?

I cannot parse the way you youngsters communicate these days

By: kuanes

kuanes — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

M$ Mobile FTW

By: xopl

xopl — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Did the Microsoft software break? Shocking.

By: Simon Greenwood

Simon Greenwood — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I can tell that something is broken as I can see a bit of an ad…

By: digitaldave

digitaldave — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The above comments notwithstanding, the cool thing about the leg casts is that this actually how Charles and Ray got their start bending plywood. It was really a unique combination “California Cool” — the blend of high-tech/aerospace and gov’t research around things like leg casts for solidiers with a tech base that had the materials wherewithall to create these) combined with the Southern CA “cool” design aesthetic. The Charles and Ray Eames “chair” and furniture line was the ultimate result. Collectible indeed.

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