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.

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Charles and Ray Eames Artworks

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Tables (3 works)

Charles and Ray Eames

Tables (3 works)

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ESU 200-C

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Three drawers

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Three drawers

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Open cude

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ESU 200-C

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ESU 200

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ESU 270-C

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ESU 420-C, second series

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ESU 420-C, second series

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Suite de six fauteuils DAX (set of 6), 1948

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Suite de six fauteuils DAX (set of 6), 1948

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Quattro sedie mod. La Fonda, 1969

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Quattro sedie mod. La Fonda, 1969

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Otto poltroncine Soft Pad, 1970

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Otto poltroncine Soft Pad, 1970

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Soft pad EA222, 1958

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Soft pad EA222, 1958

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Sedia DCM (Molded dining chair) (coppia), 1950

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Sedia DCM (Molded dining chair) (coppia), 1950

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Poltrona con poggiapiedi modello 670-671, 1960

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Poltrona con poggiapiedi modello 670-671, 1960

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Paire de fauteuils visiteurs modèle Soft Pad , 1965

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Paire de fauteuils visiteurs modèle Soft Pad , 1965

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Chaise d'architecte

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Chaise d'architecte

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Lounge chair and ottoman

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Lounge chair and ottoman

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Paire de fauteuils (model 670)(pair)

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Paire de fauteuils (model 670)(pair)

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Fåtölj La Chaise, 1948

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Fåtölj La Chaise, 1948

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Gungstol Rar, 1950

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Gungstol Rar, 1950

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Soft Pad Chaise (model ES 106), 1968

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Soft Pad Chaise (model ES 106), 1968

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Lounge chair and ottoman (models 670 and..., 1956

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Lounge chair and ottoman (models 670 and..., 1956

Sale Date: December 11, 2012

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Chairs (model DSW) (set of 4), 1950

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Chairs (model DSW) (set of 4), 1950

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Chairs (model DSW) (set of 4), 1950

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Chairs (model DSW) (set of 4), 1950

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