2. Charles Eames
● Born 1907, June 17, in st. Louis, Missouri
● 1925 Enters Washington University on an architecture scholarship.
● 1928 Left the University after his sophomore year.
● 1930 opened an architectural office – Gray and Eames.
● 1935 opened a new architectural firm called Eames and Walsh.
● 1938 Offered a fellowship to study architecture and design at the
Cranbrook Academy of Art in Cranbrook, Michigan.
● Died 1978.
3. Ray Eames
● Born December 15th, 1912.
● Studied painting with Hans
Hofmann 1933-1939.
● 1936 became a founding
member of American Abstract
Artists.
● Died in 1988.
4. THE EAMES
● Charles and Ray first met
in 1940 at the Cranbrook
Academy of Art.
● Got marry on June
20,1941, moved to Los
Angeles and establish an
office together.
● Eames were apart of “The
Case Study House
Program” in 1945 , an Art
and Architecture magazine
challenge
where they designed their
home for modern living.
14. How They Influence Contemporary Design...
(Left)
Director
Office Chair (Left)
from Zuo Maui Sedi
Modern by Mohd
(Right) (Right)
Lounge Chair DCM Molded
with Ottoman Plywood Chair
(1956) (1946)
15. How They Influence Contemporary Design...
Ergonomic Testing at the Eames
Office (1946)
Similar Testing at IKEA
(2010)
18. Interesting Things...
THEIR PROCESS
THEIR PROCESS
Eames Design Diagram
Charles and Ray Eames (1969)
working on a model of
Mathematica (1960)
19. Interesting Things...
"It is not that I'm embarrassed about “designer” so
much as the degree to which I prefer the word
“architect”, I call myself a tradesman, but any good
tradesman should work only on problems that
come from genuine interest, and you solve a
problem for your client where your two interests
overlap".
Charles Eames, 'Eames the architect and the painter.'
“Ray saw everything they didn't design as an
extension of her painting”
'Eames the architect and the painter.'
21. Interesting Things...
Charles and Ray
Eames home from
1949, living and
working their for
the remainder of
their lives.
Eames Home, California. (1950)
22. Bibliography
Cohn, J. and Jersey, B. (Directors). (2011). Eames: the architect and the painter [film]. USA: Bread & Butter Films.
Craven, J. [Date Unavailable] Case Study #8 by Charles and Ray Eames. Retrieved from http://architecture.about.
com/od/houses/ss/Eames-House.htm
Dachs, S., Muga, P. d., Hintze, L. G., & Remmele, M. (2007). Charles and ray eames. Barcelona: Ediciones
Polı́grafa.
Dichs, S., de Muga, P. & Garcia Hintze, L. (Eds.). (2007). Objects and Furniture Design: Charles and Ray Eames.
Barcelona: Ediciones Poligrafa
Gingerich, O. (1977). A Conversation with Charles Eames. The American Scholar, 46(3), pp. 326-337. Retrieved
from JSTOR online database.
Kirkham, P. (1998). Humanizing modernism: The crafts ‘functioning decoration’ and the Eameses. Journal of
Design History, 11(1), 15-29. Retrieved from JSTOR online article database.
Lockwood, T. (Ed.), Design Thinking: Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience and Brand Value. New York:
Allworth Press.
Neuhart, J., Eames, C., Eames, R., & Neuhart, M. (1989).Eames design: The work of the office of charles and ray
eames. New York: H.N. Abrams.
Petty, J. (2013). The Continuing Curve [powerpoint slides]. Retrieved from http://www.schoolofdesign.ac.nz/
Stevenson, R. (2005). Living Images: Charles and Ray Eames “At Home”. Perspecta, 37, pp.32-41. Retrieved
from JSTOR online article database.
23. List of Images
Charles and Ray Eames General Information:
Sherman, N. (2010). Peggy Olson on a Honda reminds me of Ray Eames on a Velocette (online image).Retrieved
from http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/4949218731/
Spitz, R. (1958). Charles Eames (photograph). Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/36685798@N07/4700926292/
Spitz, R. (1958). The View Behind the Foreground (photograph). Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/renespitz/3383386968/in/photostream/
Newton, C. (2007). Apartment by Eames (photograph). Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/cnewtoncom/581439678/in/photostream/
Became FamousFfor:
Zárate, P. (2011). I'm a Plywood (online image). Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/84433591@N00/5850913438/
Noble, J. (2006). [Modern Design Pioneers]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/69745777@N00/129184889/
Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen. For the "Organic Design in Home Furnishings" Competition [Organic Chair].
1940. Molded plywood, wood, foam rubber, and fabric: Courtesy of Vitra Design Museum. Retrieved from http://www.
loc.gov/exhibits/eames/images/vc9658.jpg
Ray and Charles Eames. DCM (Dining Chair Metal). 1952. Black aniline dye on wood, chrome finish legs, domes of
silence glides. 29 1/8" H by 19 1/2" W by 21 3/4" W: J.F. Chen Collection. Retrieved from http://eamesdesigns.
com/catalog-entry/dcm-1952/
Baker Furniture. Walnut Dining Chairs. c 1920. Retrieved from http://www.rubylane.com/item/564331-MA109/Set-6-
Baker-Walnut-Dining
Ray and Charles Eames. Eames Lounge Chair with Ottoman [model 670/671]. 1970. cast aluminium, plywood,
palisander veneer, leather upholstery. h.: 79,5 cm x w.: 84 cm x d.: 85 cm/h.: 43 cm x w.: 64 cm x d.: 60 cm.
Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeitlos-berlin/7779951292/sizes/l/in/photostream/
24. List of Images
Who Influenced the Eames:
[Unknown Owner]. (2009). EAMES - LCW - WALNUT (photograph). Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/jacksonkuo/3254166437/
Ganann, S. (2003). [Photograph of Eames at the Prince]. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/89338458@N00/5318842/
[Unknown owner]. (2008). [Photograph of Rococo Style Couch]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/sea-turtle/2978251547/
How They Influenced Contemporary Design:
[Unknown owner]. (2010). [Photograph of Eames Chairs]. Designhaus, Vitra, Weil am Rhein. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56196301@N00/4903178772/
Modern office chair from: http://davinong.com/design/2670/director-modern-office-chair-low-back-espresso
Modern dining chair from: http://listenozze.mohd.it/catalogo/view/kartell-maui-sedia
[Eames investigating ergonomics]. (n.d.). Screenshot taken from Eames: the architect and the painter [film].
Cohn, J. and Jersey, B. (Directors). (2011). USA: Bread & Butter Films.
Interesting Things:
London Permaculture. (2011). [Eames Design Diagram 1969 Exhibition]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/naturewise/6461210207/in/photostream/
[Unknown owner]. (2012). [IBM's Minds of Modern Mathematics iPad app - Charles and Ray Eames (1960)].
Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/21317126@N04/7000929409/
Morgan, G. (2006). Eames LCW and CTW and La Chaise (photograph). Retrieved from http://www.flickr.
com/photos/geraintandkim/140534298/
Street-Porter, T. (1950) Eames House Studio With Dried Desert Plants. Eames Office. Retrieved from
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/eames/space.html
25. CREDITS
Atiya Sadangharn:
Research, Images, Referencing for: "Background"
Images for: "Title Slides"; "Who Influence them" "Interesting Things- Process".
Overall Powerpoint.
Louis Elwood-Leach:
Research, Images, Referencing and Powerpoint Layout for: "Became Famous
for"; "How They Influenced Contemporary Design"; "Interesting Things- process".
Presenting.
Sophie Walker:
Research, Referencing for: "Who Influenced Them";
"Interesting things - Their work relationship".
Presenting.
Zara Nathan:
Research, Image and Referencing for: "Interesting Things - Orthodox
modernists".
