Charles & Ray

Eames
The Design Duo That Revolutionized Furniture
DESIGN PIONEERS AND INNOVATORS
The Eames
Legacy
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
BORN JUNE 17, 1907, IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Studied architecture Worked in

at Washington architectural firms
University. post-graduation
Ray Eames (1912-1988)
BORN DECEMBER 15, 1912, IN
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

Studied painting at Early interest in

Bennett College. modern art and design.
FATEFUL
MEETING
Met at Cranbrook Academy of
Art in the late 1930s.
Charles, head of the Design
Department, invited Ray to
collaborate.
INFLUENCES AND EARLY
COLLABORATIONS
Influenced by the Bauhaus
movement's principles of
integrating art,
craftsmanship, and
technology.
Early collaborations focused
on merging Charles's
architecture with Ray's
artistic intuition.
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
EAMES HOUSE
 INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIVE FUNCTIONAL
DESIGNS FURNITURE
Eames revolutionized Charles and Ray Eames Their furniture
furniture industry by were known for their designs were not
designing innovative collaborative approach only beautiful, but
products that were to design, working also highly
functional and together to create functional,
aesthetically their iconic pieces. combining form and
pleasing. function seamlessly.
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ray-eames-the-couple-who-shaped-the-way-we-live
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eames
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