1) They had a profound respect for learning. In the Eameses’ second Norton Lecture, Charles said the one essential thing…
Stories
A Good Learner
Charles Ormand Eames Jr. was born on June 17, 1907, in St. Louis, Missouri. His very first memory was of…
H.R. Giger’s World
Dark Star: H.R. Giger’s World opens with an inexplicably gripping scene in which the artist is sketching from a vintage Eames Lounge Chair…
Eames Molded Splints
Shortly after Charles and Ray developed the Kazam! machine, they undertook a new challenge. They were only able to solve the…
Your Eames Story: From There to Here
We read about the ways Charles and Ray have influenced your work, taught you to problem solve and have made your home a happier…
51 Eames Wire Chairs Reimagined for Charity
How much fun would Charles and Ray have had looking over 51 artist adaptations of their iconic Wire Chair? Perhaps it…
Eames, Star Wars, and Scale
Throughout the month of December, the Eames Office and Herman Miller have been celebrating Charles and Ray’s love of play with…
The Red Coffee Table
As long as anyone in my family can remember, that round red table was there. Buried under magazines and newspapers,…
Pawn Sacrifice
It was to be Bobby Fischer’s last publicly sanctioned international chess competition. He specifically requested an Eames Executive Chair for the event, which took…
Sinuous Guitars
Six years ago, when Greg Opatik founded a boutique guitar company called Sinuous Guitars in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he had…
A Love for Eames and Each Other
This past year, my husband and I were blessed with the birth of our son, Colt Tennyson Walker or “CTW.”…
Her Grandfather’s Chair
Sarah Pease in her grandfather’s Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman. I began studying furniture design at the Rhode Island School…