From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sat Feb 14 2004 - 08:05:57 PST
>From: bern <bern_at_eamesoffice.com>
>To: bern_at_mail.5dogs.com
>Subject: January/February 2004 Eames Office Newsletter
>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 17:28:25 -0700
>
>Eames Office Newsletter
>January 2004
>
>Dear Friend of the Eames Office,
>
>The beginning of the year has been a busy time and I apologize for the
>tardiness of this newsletter. You'll be hearing about some of the
>developments over the next few months.
>
>We like to include a quick glance backwards in the first newsletter of the
>year as we report the tally of visitors to the Eames House for the previous
>year. We hereby send out a plea to the states of Alaska, Connecticut,
>Delaware, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North & South Dakotas, Utah,
>Wisconsin, and Wyoming: Where are your architecture buffs? We issue this
>plea as you haven't been seen at the Eames House in 2003 (or at least you
>didn't sign the Guest Book)!
>
>Bernadine Styburski, who greets many of you when you visit the House--has
>tallied the visitors from last year, and we are pleased to report about
>3000 visitors. Apart from the US visitors, we also had visitors from
>Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland,
>France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New
>Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Uruguay. We hope
>your visit was a memorable one, and we thank you for your continued
>interest and support.
>
>In other exciting news, three Eames Office alumni have been nominated for
>Academy Awards this year. Alex Funke, who worked at the office from
>1968-1978, has been nominated for his special effects work on Lord of the
>Rings: The Return of the King. At the Eames Office, Alex worked on a lot
>of different projects, in particular, the making of the 1977 version of
>"Powers of Ten." You can also hear his voice as the narrator of the Eames
>film, "Atlas" on volume 2 of the Eames films. Alex has already won 2
>Oscars, one for the The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and another for
>Total Recall.
>
>Jeanine Oppewall, who worked at the Eames Office between 1970-1977, various
>projects including the Franklin and Jefferson Exhibition is nominated for
>production designer for "Seabiscuit." She was previously nominated for "LA
>Confidential" and for "Pleasantville." If you would like to know more about
>them, please check out "An Eames Primer" as interviews with Alex and
>Jeanine contributed substantially to the book.
>
>Bill Tondreau, who worked at the office between1969-1978, is receiving an
>Academy Award of Merit for a lifetime of contribution to the science and
>technology of filmmaking. He has been a leader in the development of
>motion control movie cameras which revolutionized visual effects. One of
>the first cameras of those anywhere, ever, was one Bill put together at the
>Eames Office for the Cezanne film when Charles wanted to make sophisticated
>camera moves across a 35mm slide. I was a teenager at the time and I
>actually remember seeing this incredible contraption at the office while I
>was visiting. Truly amazing.
>
>Congratulations and let's all cross our fingers on Oscar night for an Eames
>Hat Trick.
>
>Sincerely
>
>Eames Demetrios
>
>Bernadine
>Eames Office
>P: 310.459.9663
>F: 310. 454.4413
>
>Thank you for valuing the work of Charles and Ray Eames.
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