ˈiːmz and bernice alexandra ray kaiser 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.
Charles eames furniture designer.
Sea things illustrates how much the natural world inspired ray s creativity.
By the time he was 14 years old while attending high school charles worked at the laclede steel company as a part time laborer where he learned about engineering drawing and architecture and also first entertained the idea of one day becoming an architect.
Combining imagination and thought art and science charles and ray eames created some of the most influential expressions of 20th century design furniture that remains stylish fresh and functional today.
Was born in 1907 in saint louis missouri.
Charles ormond eames jr.
Charles ray eames eamesofficesea things is a pattern created by ray in 1945.
Eames furniture is one of the most iconic furniture designs.
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They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design fine art and film.
And they didn t stop with furniture.
Charles ormond eames jr.
A passionately designed undersea world full of starfish jellyfish crustacean algae and other whimsical creatures.
Charles was the public face of the eames office but ray and charles worked together as creative partners and employed a diverse creative.