Baby’s First Eames book by Julie Merberg and illustrated by Aki offers a delightful A-to-Z overview of modern design icons for the toddler set.
Baby’s First Eames Book
There are some surprisingly groovy books for kids out there and one of the best is a children’s book published this year: Baby’s First Eames: From Art Deco to Zaha Hadid by Julie Merberg.
This whimsically illustrated board book is perfect for parents who appreciate architecture and modern design and who will get a kick out of sharing their passion with their kids.
From Alexander Calder to Frank Lloyd Wright, from Knoll furniture to Noguchi sculptures, the visionaries, buildings, and captivating objects introduced in the book make design fun and accessible for aesthetes of all ages.
Here are just a few of the architects, designers, buildings, furniture pieces, and styles mentioned in the book:
• Art deco
• Bauhaus Wassily chair
• Fallingwater
• Frank Gehry
• The Glass House
• Hearst Castle
• I.M. Pei
• Noguchi
• Marimekko
• Renzo Piano
• Sydney Opera House
• Tulip chair
• Zaha Hadid
See more of illustrator Aki’s work here.
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