In 1944, Ray Eames, a high-spirited and trained abstract painter, participated in a group exhibition at the Los Angeles County…
Category: Eames Archives
Eames Archives: Thinking of Bucky and The Toy
The Toy is an Eames design whose function is obvious by hearing its simple name. However, its origins took inspiration…
Eames Archives: Interwoven Lives
There is a misconception about Charles and Ray Eames: they spent a great deal of time entertaining, socializing, and traveling….
Eames Archives: The Solar Toy and a Visual Language of Sorts
The Eames Solar Do-Nothing Machine was a solar-powered toy made as a commission for the Aluminum Company of America, or…
Eames Archives: The House of Science
In a series of commissions for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, the 1964 New York World’s Fair, and the 1968…
Eames Archives: Collaging Ideas
The care and stewardship of the Eames Office’s photographic archive have undergone a transition in the last few months as…
Eames Archives: Bread Smells
Sample Lesson was a lecture series hosted by the University of Georgia’s Department of Fine Arts in January 1953. The…
Eames Archives: On a Hollywood Set
When Charles and Ray first moved to Los Angeles in 1941, Charles worked as a set designer for MGM. The job…
Eames Archives: Parking Lot Photography
Charles Eames once remarked, “never let the blood show.” When the Eames Office presented a project to the public—whether it…
Eames Archives: Two Sculptures for a House
Charles and Ray felt free to move and reorganize their belongings during their first decade in the Eames House. Similar…
Eames Archives: Ray Behind the Wheel
When reading through various oral histories from the Eames Office at 901 Washington Blvd., an anecdote from Tina Beebe (an…
Eames Archives: An Image as an Idea
If you were to question an Eames Office staff member, peer, or family about their time with Charles and Ray,…