Charles Eames and Ray Eames were an American married couple of industrial designers who made significant historical contributions to the development of modern architecture and furniture through the work of the Eames Office. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art, and film. Charles was the public face of the Eames Office, but Ray and Charles worked together as creative partners and employed a diverse creative staff. Among their most recognized designs is the Eames Lounge Chair and the Eames Dining Chair.
Charles and Ray preparing to leave Los Angeles with films for the 1959 American National Exhibition in Moscow
Eames stacking chair for children, on display at the Oakland Museum of California, 2018
Eames Lounge (670) and Ottoman (671) 1956
Eames House entry (Case Study House #8)
Charles Ormond Eames Jr. was an American designer, architect and filmmaker. In professional partnership with his spouse Ray Kaiser Eames, he made groundbreaking contributions in the fields of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts.
Madhurima Patni Bhowmick, Charles Eames, Aditi Ranjan at NID c.1978
Lounge chair and ottoman by Charles Eames (1955)