Charles & Ray Eames

Ray Eames, Charles Eames

Palisades / United States

Known the world over as the Eameses, Charles and Ray were a couple of American designers active during the mid-20th century. They met in 1940 at the renowned Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where Charles, an established architect and designer, was head of the industrial design department. Before their meeting, Charles had studied architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. His work brought him into contact with Eliel Saarinen, who offered him a scholarship to Cranbrook in 1938. Thanks to this opportunity, he collaborated with Saarinen's son, Erno, experimenting with new production methods for moulded and curved plywood furniture. Their Organic Chair won an award at MoMa in New York in 1940.

Ray-Berenice Alexandra Kaiser was born in 1912 in Sacramento, California. Before studying at Cranbrook, Ray attended Bennett College in Millbrook, New York, then the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts until 1937. She was already a well-known abstract painter in New York when she met Charles. The two married in 1941 and immediately moved to Los Angeles. Their professional partnership was based on Charles' interest in technology, materials and production processes, which dovetailed perfectly with Ray's approach focusing more on the aesthetic and formal aspects. As a result of their experimentation with wood bending and plywood moulding, the pair received a major contract from the US Navy in 1942. This work encouraged them to establish a plywood company, Plyformes Wood Company, later sold to Evans Products Company of Detroit. In 1946, Charles was invited by MoMa to mount a solo exhibition entitled "New Furniture Designed by Charles Eames". Here, the couple exhibited prototypes of their moulded plywood chairs and curated video and sound installations. The exhibition gave them the opportunity to meet Herman Miller, who became one of their most important clients.

At the same time, the couple continued to experiment with new materials, including glass fibre reinforced polyester resin. The result was the iconic fibreglass La Chaise chair with a chrome base, oak feet, and an unusual futuristic shape. The chair was shown in the couple's second solo exhibition in 1948 at MoMA entitled "International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design". Considered too expensive and difficult to make, La Chaise only went into production in 1997 by Vitra, the second company, along with Herman Miller, to produce the Eames' original pieces. Other iconic objects that have made their way into the design history books include the Eames Lounge Chair with its Ottoman footrest (1956), the Plywood seating collection (1945-46), the Occasional Table (1950), the Eames Storage Unit ESU shelving system (1949) and the Eames Fiberglass Shell Chair series (1950). The couple died ten years apart, Charles in 1978 and Ray in 1988. ... More

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Charles & Ray Eames

Ray Eames, Charles Eames

Palisades / United States

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EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR & OTTOMAN SPECIAL EDITION - Swivel fabric armchair with footstool

HANG IT ALL MARBLE - Wall-mounted coated steel wire and Carrara marble coat rack

EAMES FIBERGLASS STOOL HIGH - High glass-fibre stool

EAMES ELEPHANT PLYWOOD SPECIAL EDITION - Multi-layer wood game

EAMES DESK UNIT EDU - Rectangular aluminium and wood writing desk with bookcase

EAMES HOUSE BIRD SPECIAL EDITION - Wooden sculpture

EAMES STORAGE UNIT BOOKCASE - Laminate highboard with sliding doors

EAMES HOUSE WHALE - Alder decorative object

WIRE CHAIR LKR - Steel easy chair

EAMES COFFEE TABLES - Rectangular Carrara marble coffee table

DSS - Stackable polypropylene training chair

SOFT PAD CHAISE ES 106 - Upholstered leather chaise longue

VITRA - EAMES LOUNGE OTTOMAN BLACK VERSION - With 4-spoke base leather footstool

GALAXY - LED brass pendant lamp

EAMES WOOL BLANKET - Reversible jacquard merino wool blanket

EAMES HOUSE BIRD - Wooden sculpture

DOT PATTERN LIGHT - Rectangular laminate tray

EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR & OTTOMAN - Swivel leather armchair with footstool

MINIATURES DKR "WIRE CHAIR" - Metal miniature

EAMES ELEPHANT - Polypropylene game

DOT PATTERN REVERSE DARK - Rectangular laminate tray

MINIATURES DSW - Polypropylene miniature

MINIATURES PLYWOOD ELEPHANT NATUR - Wooden miniature

HANG IT ALL - Wall-mounted steel and wood coat rack

MINIATURES RAR - Polypropylene miniature

DSR - Polypropylene chair

EAMES FIBERGLASS STOOL MEDIUM - Glass-fibre barstool

WIRE STOOL HIGH - High metal stool

OCCASIONAL TABLE LTR - Rectangular coffee table with HPL top and steel base

EAMES PLASTIC STOOL RE HIGH - High plastic stool

EAMES PLASTIC STOOL RE MEDIUM - Plastic barstool

WIRE STOOL MEDIUM - Metal kitchen stool

PLYWOOD MOBILE - Hanging decoration

OCCASIONAL TABLE LTR - Coffee table with Carrara marble top and steel base

EAMES PLASTIC ARMCHAIR STRETCHER - Freestanding polypropylene beam seating with armrests

EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR - Swivel leather armchair

DKR - Steel chair

SOFT PAD CHAIR EA 217 - Swivel leather office chair with armrests with 5-Spoke base

EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR WHITE VERSION - Swivel leather armchair with armrests

ALUMINIUM CHAIR EA 117 - Swivel leather office chair with armrests

EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR BLACK VERSION - Swivel leather armchair with armrests

EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR & OTTOMAN NUBIA - Swivel fabric armchair with footstool

DSW - Polypropylene chair

SOFT PAD CHAIR EA 219 - Upholstered leather office chair with 5-Spoke base

STOOLS A - Wooden stool / coffee table

LCW - Ash easy chair

EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR & OTTOMAN BLACK VERSION - Swivel leather armchair with footstool

EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR NUBIA - Swivel fabric armchair with armrests

VITRA - EAMES ELEPHANT SMALL PALM GREEN - Polypropylene game

VITRA - EAMES ELEPHANT ICE GREY - Polypropylene kids chair

VITRA - EAMES ELEPHANT WHITE - Polypropylene kids chair

VITRA - EAMES ELEPHANT SMALL PALE ROSE - Polypropylene game

VITRA - EAMES ELEPHANT SMALL POPPY RED - Polypropylene game

VITRA - EAMES ELEPHANT SMALL ICE GREY - Polypropylene game

EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR & OTTOMAN WHITE VERSION - Swivel leather armchair with footstool

ALUMINIUM CHAIR EA 108 - Swivel with 4-spoke base fabric chair with armrests

LA CHAISE - Design polyurethane armchair

MINIATURES LOUNGE CHAIR & OTTOMAN - Steel and wood miniature

EAMES STORAGE UNIT SHELF - Laminate shelving unit

ALUMINIUM CHAIR EA 118 - Swivel fabric office chair with armrests

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