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The Dresses of Ray Eames
Posted June 12, 2019Continue readingRay Eames often wore bows in her hair or at the nape of her neck along with jumpers that had...
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Creating Sustainable Strategies for Managing Collection Environments
Posted March 24, 2017Continue readingA multi-year initiative from the Getty Conservation Institute addresses questions about safe...
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The Chair in Charles Eames’s Office
Posted September 9, 2016Continue readingVisitors to Schaudepot, the newest building at the Vitra Design Museum (VDM), can now see Charles...
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The Secret of the Eames Segmented Base
Posted August 16, 2016Continue readingCharles and Ray Eames introduced the Segmented Base Table design in 1964.
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Why Eames Designs are Laboratory Tested
Posted June 29, 2016Continue readingCharles and Ray were so dedicated to service and performance that they encouraged their first...
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Eames Tables and Airplanes: High strength, Low weight
Posted June 12, 2016Continue readingCharles and Ray Eames realized consumer goods could offer better service if they were...
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Eames Fiberglass Colors
Posted May 23, 2016Continue readingCharles and Ray initially offered the Eames Fiberglass Chair in just three colors. Learn how they...
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Why did Charles and Ray Eames design a “bikini pad” for their wire chair?
Posted April 25, 2016Continue readingThe concept of “Getting the best to the most for the least amount of money”...
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War-Plane Materials Applied to Post-War Housing
Posted April 13, 2016Continue readingThe goal of the Case Study House program was to provide low-cost housing for the...
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Ray and the Color Purple
Posted March 29, 2016Continue readingIn 1949, Charles Eames told the Christian Science Monitor: “She [Ray Eames] is equally...