Eames Stories

Dive deep into the Eames world through articles exploring Charles and Ray's beautiful designs, anecdotes, and connections. Written primarily by Eames Office staff and incorporating historical images from our photographic 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...

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Additional Stories

Traveling Boy

Traveling Boy was the first film made by Charles and Ray. The lessons learned from its creation helped grow the Eameses into experienced filmmakers. …

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Gallery: Circus Photography

Seventy-five years ago (1948) in Los Angeles, Charles Eames photographed the circus using a 4×5 Linhof camera. The circus always…

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The Toy

Charles Eames believed that a good toy held clues to the era of its inception. Looking within the walls of…

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