or balancing on a beam of their just-framed house, the Eameses exuded a witty, fun-loving, all-American informality. In their designs, too, the Eames look was inviting and user-friendly.

Ray working on a model for the Billy and Audrey Wilder House in 1950 (unbuilt).. Image Courtesy of Eames Office On the heels of the Eames Office’s 80th anniversary marked by an exhibition and a ...

As Ray Eames herself would put it ... Ray had re-designed the home to sit more harmoniously on its meadow site. "The house ...