Eames
Ray
UNITED STATES  


1912 Sacramento, California (US)
1988
She and her husband Charles are two of the most important designers of the 20th century. Their colleagues were Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen and Florence Knoll. The Eames collaborated with Saarinen on a molded-plywood chair that won two prizes in 1940. Charles and Ray’s interest in new techniques led them to experiment with fiberglass reinforced plastics with a one-piece fiberglass-shell chair, which was much admired. They worked closely with the manufacturer Herman Miller throughout the fifties and sixties.
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Vintage Eames facts and a historical look at a collection of early works by Charles Eames.
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'Elliptical' Table
D E S I G N E R S
Charles Eames
Ray Eames

P R O D U C E R S

Herman Miller, United States
Vitra, Switzerland
1951

M A T E R I A L   A N D   D I M E N S I O N S
wood + metal
89 inches long (226 cm)
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'ESU' Storage Unit
D E S I G N E R S
Charles Eames
Ray Eames

P R O D U C E R S

Herman Miller, United States
Vitra, Switzerland
1949

M A T E R I A L
metal + wood
A result of work they had done for a 1949 exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts, these pieces reveal the "machine aesthetic" and Japanese influences important to the Eameses at the time. Long before "modularity" and "high tech" entered the language, Charles and Ray combined standardized parts in many ways to create practical furnishings that suit a variety of uses.
 
Courtesy Herman Miller
'Folding Screen'
D E S I G N E R S
Charles Eames
Ray Eames

P R O D U C E R S

Herman Miller, United States
Vitra, Switzerland
1946

M A T E R I A L
plywood
First produced by Evans Products Company, United States
 
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'Hang-It-All' Rack
D E S I G N E R S
Charles Eames
Ray Eames

P R O D U C E R S

Herman Miller, United States
Vitra, Switzerland
1953

M A T E R I A L
enameled metal + wood
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'La Chaise'
D E S I G N E R S
Charles Eames
Ray Eames

P R O D U C E R

Vitra, Switzerland
1948

M A T E R I A L
fibreglass-reinforced polyester + chromed metal
natural oak cruciform foot


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