“Design addresses itself to the need,” Charles and Ray used to say. Whether you’re looking for something big or small…
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Eames ETR–a coffee table you can transport in your convertible
Friends of Charles and Ray have suggested that they may have gotten the idea of the shape of the ETR…
Eames Archives: Celebrating Ray
In 1944, Ray Eames, a high-spirited and trained abstract painter, participated in a group exhibition at the Los Angeles County…
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: A strong and lightweight coffee table for your home or office
Ken and his younger brother James were allowed to spin on the tabletop as long as they were not wearing…
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: The Best in Airport Seating
Charles often found himself having to explain to people that the “visual” was not the way they approached design. What’s…
What Kind of a Nothing?
In his conversation with Schefler, Charles used the phrase “do nothing” to characterize the device because even though it has…
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…
The Solar Do-Nothing Machine
In 1957, the Aluminum Company of America invited Charles and Ray to participate in an advertising initiative called the Forecast…
Computers and Eames Chairs Come of Age together
Featured in this AP Wire Service photo is I.B.M. Data Systems Engineer Diana Rode; her job was to find solutions…
Five IBM Commissioned Eames Projects
1) The Information Machine: Creative Man and the Data Processor – 1957 IBM commissioned Charles and Ray to make a…