Eames Office and Gelato Pique Repurpose Famous Toys and Patterns on Their Third Collection
Charles and Ray Eames’ House of Cards toy and Dot Pattern graphic grace cozy loungewear and accessories.
Charles and Ray Eames believed that designers and creatives “should take their pleasure seriously,” so it’s only fitting that Eames Office and Gelato Pique have come together for a third collection of cozy loungewear and accessories. Inspired by the Eames’ famous House of Cards toy and Dot Pattern graphic, the collection offers a mixture of soft, relaxing fabrics and strong, time-honored mid-century modern design, making for an aesthete’s ideal at-home wardrobe.
Among all the toys that Eames Office has created over the years — the Eames Elephant, the Coloring Toy and the Powers of Ten flipbook, among others — few have the same level of prestige as the House of Cards. Originally released in 1952, the House of Cards was a fifty-four-card deck with graphics drawn from the “world of animals, plants and minerals” plus slotted sides so they could be stacked to create three-dimensional structures. Some of its familiar bright shades are used on the checkerboard-patterned “Airy Moco” collection, which offers hoodies, a pullover sweater, pants and a blanket made of fluffy-knit recycled polyester fabric.
Besides the House of Cards, the Dot Pattern is used on zip-up hoodies, crewnecks and pants, all made of the same recycled polyester thread. The Dot Pattern’s genisis was in 1947, as it was one of four textile patterns Ray Eames illustrated for a competition at the Museum of Modern Art. Nowadays, it’s seen on everything from blankets to sofas and even a co-created sneaker, but this marks the first time it’s appeared on loungewear. Runding off the offerings are short and long-sleeve T-shirts with co-branded Eames Office and Gelato Pique graphics.
The Eames Office x Gelato Pique collection will release via the Gelato Pique webstore on March 24. Prices range from $62-$183 USD.
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