Here is the Simpson’s spoof of the classic “Powers of 10″ short film by illustrious designers Charles and Ray Eames.
Trippy stuff….and IMO a healthy mental stretch. Cognitive yoga. The film, which was noted as culturally significant by the Library of Congress, is detailed on Wikipedia here.
It was this film that inspired Will Wright to design his equally mind expanding game Spore. Listen here for a discussion between Brian Eno and Will Wright. A delightfully meandering chat about how they use generative systems in their creative works. which finally gets around to discussing Spore.
But back to Charles and Ray Eames. This film is not what they are most famous for. Perhaps their most significant contribution (or at least their most famous) is the Eames Lounge Chair. It shows up everywhere, for instance if you look at the set of Fraser, that “sophisticated New Yorker” has one.
Directors will use furniture like this to make a particular statement about the characters or the setting. Another common one is the Aeron showing up in sci-fi films or “hip/creative” places.
This is piece of design history I’m sorely tempted to buy – I’ve been thinking about it for years 
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