The legacy organization has announced plans to turn the midcentury property in Novato into an art and design museum.

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 ...

The former Birkenstock building in Novato, known for its mid-century design will soon become a new art and design museum, ...

The 88.5-acre property will be a new showcase for the Eames Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to the work of Ray and Charles ...

A Bay Area nonprofit dedicated to two legendary designers is buying the former Birkenstock campus in Marin County - and plans ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.