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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