| Description |
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 1998. |
| Contents |
Tops -- IBM at the fair -- A computer glossary -- Eames lounge chair -- The expanding airport -- Kepler's Laws -- Bread -- Polyorchis Haplus -- Tops (from Stars of Jazz) |
| Credits |
Exec. producer, Lucian Demetrios. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Gregory Peck. |
| Summary |
Tops: These many tops are a classic Eames toy film. IMB at the fair: Shows the brilliant Eames/Saarinen IBM Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's fair. Computer glossary: Jargon of computers expresses something of their nature. Eames lounge chair: Assembly of the famous chair at hyperwarp speed. Expanding airport: Concise history of airports leading into Eero Saarinen's Dulles Airport concept. Kepler's laws: Bread as nutrition, craft, and culture. Polyorchis Haplus: Lyrical motion of a tiny sea creature. Tops (from Stars of jazz): Rarely seen precursor to the classic "Tops." |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Subject |
Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961.
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Design.
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Computers.
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Tops.
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Chair design.
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Kepler's laws.
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Marine animals.
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Bread.
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| Genre/Form |
Experimental films
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| Added Author |
Eames, Charles
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Eames, Ray.
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Mills, Shelley.
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Demetrios, Lucian Eames.
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Demetrios, Eames.
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Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Films of Charles and Ray Eames. Volume 5 |
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Tops.
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IBM at the fair.
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Computer glossary.
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Eames lounge chair.
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Expanding airport.
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Kepler's Laws.
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Bread.
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Polyorchis Haplus.
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Tops (from Stars of Jazz).
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| Music No. |
ID9214PIDVD Image Entertainment |
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