Charles and Ray Eames

Charles and Ray Eames were a collaborative duo of American architects and designers known for their groundbreaking furniture and houses. Utilizing innovative materials, including molded plywood, fiberglass, bent aluminum, and plastic, the married couple produced elegant and functional works. “I came to design through architecture, Ray came to design through painting,” Charles once explained. “This should not be at all surprising since I feel that most everything is a form of architecture, certainly all of the environment that man creates for himself—and Ray feels that painting is related to everything and of course I feel that painting comes under the heading of architecture.” Charles Eames was born on June 17, 1907 in St. Louis, MO, going on to attend the Washington University in St. Louis, where he developed an interest in engineering and architecture. After studying on scholarship for two years, he was asked to leave school due to his advocacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, shortly thereafter he began working in an architectural office. In 1930, Charles started his own firm where he extended his ideas beyond architecture. Born Ray-Bernice Kaiser on December 15, 1912 in Sacramento, CA, she went on to study painting under Hans Hofmann in New York before attending Cranbrook Academy, where she met her future husband Charles Eames who was teaching there at the time. Charles and Ray got married in 1941, soon after they moved to California where they began collaborating on furniture designs. Notably during World War II, the U.S. Navy commissioned the Eames to produce molded plywood splints, stretchers, and experimental glider shells. In 1946, Evans Products began manufacturing Eames furniture, including their famed chair, the Eames Lounge Chair, which was once deemed “the chair of the century” by the architectural critic Esther McCoy. Charles died on August 21, 1978 in Los Angeles, CA, Ray died exactly a decade later on August 21, 1988 in Los Angeles, CA. Today, their works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.

Charles and Ray Eames News

Museums & Institutions

The Eames Design Legacy Finds a Permanent Home

by Richard Whiddington

The Eames Design Legacy Finds a Permanent Home

What I Buy and Why

How Chair Collectors Adam Weintraub and Mishi Hosono Got Engaged With a Promissory Seat Instead of a Ring

How Chair Collectors Adam Weintraub and Mishi Hosono Got Engaged With a Promissory Seat Instead of a Ring

A Special Edition of Charles and Ray Eames's Innovative Shell Chair of 1950 Gets a Reissue—Complete With Its Original Cat Design

A Special Edition of Charles and Ray Eames's Innovative Shell Chair of 1950 Gets a Reissue—Complete With Its Original Cat Design

Charles and Ray Eames Artworks

Charles and Ray Eames (8,667 results)

CTW table

Charles and Ray Eames

Sale Date: January 20, 2013

Auction Closed

Soft Pad swivel lounge chairs (pair), 1980–1989

Charles and Ray Eames

Soft Pad swivel lounge chairs (pair), 1980–1989

Sale Date: January 13, 2013

Auction Closed

Time Life chairs (pair), 1950–1959

Charles and Ray Eames

Time Life chairs (pair), 1950–1959

Sale Date: January 13, 2013

Auction Closed

Dining table and four wire chairs (5..., 1960–1969

Charles and Ray Eames

Dining table and four wire chairs (5..., 1960–1969

Sale Date: January 13, 2013

Auction Closed

DCM (set of 6)

Charles and Ray Eames

DCM (set of 6)

Sale Date: January 13, 2013

Auction Closed

CTW-3, 1950–1959

Charles and Ray Eames

CTW-3, 1950–1959

Sale Date: January 13, 2013

Auction Closed

Andy Warhol's DCM chair

Charles and Ray Eames

Andy Warhol's DCM chair

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

670/671 lounge chair and ottoman (2 works), 1979

Charles and Ray Eames

670/671 lounge chair and ottoman (2 works), 1979

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

671 ottoman, 1975

Charles and Ray Eames

671 ottoman, 1975

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

Soft Pad three-seat sofa, 1984

Charles and Ray Eames

Soft Pad three-seat sofa, 1984

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

670/671 lounge chair and ottoman (2 works)

Charles and Ray Eames

670/671 lounge chair and ottoman (2 works)

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

670/671 lounge chair and ottoman (2 works)

Charles and Ray Eames

670/671 lounge chair and ottoman (2 works)

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

ESU desk, 1950–1959

Charles and Ray Eames

ESU desk, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

DKR chairs (pair)

Charles and Ray Eames

DKR chairs (pair)

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

ETR (Surfboard) table, 1950–1959

Charles and Ray Eames

ETR (Surfboard) table, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

RAR (rocking chair)

Charles and Ray Eames

RAR (rocking chair)

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

DCWs Chairs (set of 6)

Charles and Ray Eames

DCWs Chairs (set of 6)

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

DCWs chair (set of 6), 1950–1959

Charles and Ray Eames

DCWs chair (set of 6), 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

Chairs (Pair), 1950–1959

Charles and Ray Eames

Chairs (Pair), 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

DTM-1 folding table, 1950–1959

Charles and Ray Eames

DTM-1 folding table, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

ESU 400, second series

Charles and Ray Eames

ESU 400, second series

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

ESU 400, second series

Charles and Ray Eames

ESU 400, second series

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

ESU 400, open storage

Charles and Ray Eames

ESU 400, open storage

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

ESU 110-C, second series

Charles and Ray Eames

ESU 110-C, second series

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

Auction Closed

Previous 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 Next

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.