This book is a journey of journeys. It is a chronicle of the paths, pilgrimages, and relocations undertaken by two creators: Ray Eames and Lina Bo Bardi. These journeys merge with their lives and creative experiences, forming a succession of activities and experiments that constitute the "vital laboratory" of these architects.
Through their travels, Ray and Lina explored the unique perspectives of other disciplines regarding problems we sometimes assume are exclusive to our own architectural practice. They transcended the limits of canonical itineraries, finding new sources of invention and new methodologies in their new destinations—drawing from anthropology, craftsmanship, fashion, performance, and collecting.
