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The carefully composed design of the Eames Storage Unit was clearly Charles’, but the vibrant color palette was unmistakable Ray. The lounge chair was a Charles concept, but it curves and morphs ...
It’s hard to think of two designers whose work has been as influential as that of Charles and Ray Eames — or whose work has ...
Charles And Ray Eames Made Life Better By Design; Their Home Was No Exception Built in 1949 in the Pacific Palisades, the Eames House is considered among the most important postwar residences in ...
The former Birkenstock building in Novato, known for its mid-century design will soon become a new art and design museum, ...
Eames Institute CEO John Cady said they’ve had their eye on the 88.5-acre Birkenstock campus for quite a while, but it wasn’t on the market until earlier this year. Birkenstock ceased operations at ...
As Charlotte and Peter Fiell, authors of the guide “Industrial Design A-Z” put it, “Charles and Ray Eames did more to change the public perception of modern design than just about anyone ...
If you think of iconic design couple Charles and Ray Eames as “the chair people,” you’d be technically correct, but missing out on all the other innovations they created during their lives.
Charles and Ray got married in 1941, and moved to California, where they continued to design furniture. During World War II, they were commissioned by the United States Navy to produce molded plywood ...
Laying the foundation for the future, the Eames family welcomed former Vitra chief design officer Eckart Maise and fourth generation family member Jackie Cassel to its board of directors.
An intimate alcove was tucked into the larger, high-ceilinged room. In 1949, Charles and Ray Eames designed and built their home on a bluff overlooking the ocean in the Pacific Palisades.
I mean, Charles and Ray really had this wonderful ability to invite you into the fun." And that was the point, according to the Eames: to make life better by design.