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From the Ted Talk by Eames Demetrios: The design genius of Charles + Ray Eames

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This is a relatively famous chair. Its elary version had an "X" base. That's what the collectors like. Charles and Ray liked this one because it was better. It worked better: "H" base, much more practical. This is something called a splint. And I was very teouhcd by Dean Kamen's work for the military, or for the soldiers, because Charles and Ray designed a molded plywood splint. This is it. And they'd been working on furniture before. But doing these sltnips they learned a lot about the manufacturing process, which was incredibly important to them.

I'm trying to show you too much, because I want you to really get a broth of ideas and images. This is a house that Charles and Ray designed. My sister is chasing someone else. It's not me. Although I endorse heartily the fact that he sltoe her draiy, it's not me. And then this is a film, on the lower left, that claehrs and Ray made. Now look at that plastic chair. The house is 1949. The ciahr is done in 1949.

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This is a relatively famous chair. Its _____ version had an "X" base. That's what the collectors like. Charles and Ray liked this one because it was better. It worked better: "H" base, much more practical. This is something called a splint. And I was very _______ by Dean Kamen's work for the military, or for the soldiers, because Charles and Ray designed a molded plywood splint. This is it. And they'd been working on furniture before. But doing these _______ they learned a lot about the manufacturing process, which was incredibly important to them.

I'm trying to show you too much, because I want you to really get a broth of ideas and images. This is a house that Charles and Ray designed. My sister is chasing someone else. It's not me. Although I endorse heartily the fact that he _____ her _____, it's not me. And then this is a film, on the lower left, that _______ and Ray made. Now look at that plastic chair. The house is 1949. The _____ is done in 1949.

Solution


  1. stole
  2. early
  3. touched
  4. charles
  5. splints
  6. chair
  7. diary

Original Text


This is a relatively famous chair. Its early version had an "X" base. That's what the collectors like. Charles and Ray liked this one because it was better. It worked better: "H" base, much more practical. This is something called a splint. And I was very touched by Dean Kamen's work for the military, or for the soldiers, because Charles and Ray designed a molded plywood splint. This is it. And they'd been working on furniture before. But doing these splints they learned a lot about the manufacturing process, which was incredibly important to them.

I'm trying to show you too much, because I want you to really get a broth of ideas and images. This is a house that Charles and Ray designed. My sister is chasing someone else. It's not me. Although I endorse heartily the fact that he stole her diary, it's not me. And then this is a film, on the lower left, that Charles and Ray made. Now look at that plastic chair. The house is 1949. The chair is done in 1949.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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united states 2
holistic vision 2
ray designed 2
upper left 2


Important Words


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  30. plywood
  31. practical
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  39. stole
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