Charles and Ray Eames

One revolutionary aspect of the #Eames Molded Plywood Seating was that, with no upholstery at all, it provided the kind of comfort that furniture designers traditional could only achieve with bulky padding. That said, an upholstered version is still a lovely option for this design! Save 15% + Free Shipping until 2/1. https://eames.link/hm-sale

Polished or powder-coated? Leather or Hopsak? With arms or without? With such a wide variety of models, finishes, fabrics, and colors, there's an Eames Aluminum Group Chair that's right for you. eames.link/AluminumGroup Available from Vitra in Europe and the Middle East. For other regions, contact Herman Miller. Vitra

You can enjoy Eames Side Chairs just about anywhere. One of our favorite places to use them is around the kitchen table, where we gather loved ones who live with us and video-chat those who don't. Save 15% plus free shipping through February 1 with the Herman Miller Sale: https://eames.link/hm-sale

Late 1945 through early 1946 marked a time in which the #Eames LCW made its debut to the furniture market, at the Barclay Hotel in New York City, and in various marketplaces in Chicago and Grand Rapids. This 1946 photograph displays the LCW and its early cycle-welded shock mounts, an experimental method honed during the production process.

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and Andrew Young today, and every day. Please see our Instagram stories for opportunities to help advance Black people in the fields of design, architecture, and art. #MLKDay #shellspotting

While the Eames Office conjured up a plan for a city hall (unbuilt), Charles began to think about the responsibility of voting. He remarked, The government talks to the people. And the people talk to the government. The administration of the government is the business of the people. Let’s make our government our business by voting today. eames.link/responsibility-to-vote

Colorful and easy to assemble. The #Eames Toy is perfect for creating a light-weight, bright, and expandable world large enough to play in and around! The Toy was in production from 1951 until 1959. In 2017, The Eames Office re-introduced the Toy, bringing it back for the first time in over 60 years. (https://eames.link/the-eames-toy)

Happy #Halloween from all of us at the #Eames Office!

MoMA The Museum of Modern Art hosted an international furniture design competition in 1948, motivated by the urgent need in the postwar period for new furniture and housing solutions. The designs submitted by the #EamesOffice were for furniture produced from stamped aluminum or steel, resins, and wood.

"Any time one or more things are consciously put together in a way that they can accomplish something better than they could have accomplished individually, this is an act of design." - Charles #Eames

In 1972, the #Eames Office created a film introducing Polaroid Corporation's revolutionary SX-70 instant-photography camera.

We felt very free about painting the house. We felt that we could experimentwe could try a color and see its relationship to others, then, if we didn’t like it, we could simply change it. But, in fact, we haven’t changed it." - Ray Eames (eames.link/casestudy8)

The #Eames Armchair has historically served many purposes in numerous settings: in the office, in the airport, in schools, and in your homes. How you choose to sit in them is up to you, too! #archivesmonth

Charles and Ray met Eero and Lily Saarinen at Cranbrook Academy of Art in the late 1930s, and Alexander and Susan Girard, also in Michigan, a few years later. Watch our latest #EamesArchives video to learn about the origins of their friendships and, as Ray recalled, their interwoven lives.

The Eames Furniture Source Book reconstructs the genesis of your favorite #Eames designs, shedding light on the duo's innovative use of materials and techniques and analyzing the significance of their work within the context of their time. (https://eames.link/eames-furniture-source-book)

The Chaise was designed for film director Billy Wilder, after Charles heard him remark (while on set for one of his movies) about his need for a long, narrow couch for afternoon naps. That comment stuck in Charles’s mind, and thirteen years later, it became this 17.5 wide designone that is perfect for perching and resting. #archivesmonth

Sea Things is a pattern designed by Ray #Eames, featuring an undersea world full of starfish, jellyfish, crustacean, algae, and other whimsical creatures. Save 15% on Sea Things and more during the Vitra Semi-Annual Sale! (https://eames.link/sea-things-tray) Vitra

Happy Birthday to Lucia Eames, an artist and designer who dedicated herself to preserving the legacy of her father, Charles #Eames, and stepmother, Ray Eames. Today Lucia would have been 90 years old.