Charles & Ray: Designers at Play: A Story of Charles and Ray Eames
By (Author) James Yang
Illustrated by James Yang
Penguin USA
Viking Books for Young Readers
18th June 2024
9th May 2024
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Art and artists
749.092273
Hardback
40
Width 248mm, Height 286mm, Spine 9mm
439g
A playful introduction to the designs of Charles and Ray Eames by Geisel-winning creator James Yang. Charles was an architect. Ray was a painter. Together they made the perfect team. By using structure, shape, and color, they knew they could transform anything. And because they saw problem-solving as an adventure, they were able to incorporate playfulness into everything they designed. Geisel Award-winning author and illustrator James Yang has created an exuberant story about Charles and Ray Eames, two of the most iconic designers of the Mid-century modern design movement, which will inspire readers to dream up new ways to see the world around them.
James Yang is the author and illustrator of several accalimed picture books, including A Boy Named Isamu which won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor and Stop! Bot! which won the Theodor Geisel Award. His work has appeared in publications like Graphis, Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. You might have seen some of his art in many of New York City's subway cars! He lives in Brooklyn.
You can visit him at JamesYang.com or follow him on Instagram @YangBlog.