The couple of Charles and Ray Eames were recognized as the most influential designers in 20th century,pioneering in furniture design,architecture design and industry design and so on.
The couple of Charles and Ray Eames were recognized as the most influential designers in 20th century,pioneering in furniture design,architecture design and industry design and so on.They married in 1941 and settled in Los Angels,Califonia. From then,they began the outstanding design journey which impacted the design in furniture circle and architecture circle.In 1946,they opened the design office and in 1947,they joined the famou Miller furniture company and in 1949,they designed the Eames chair and ottoman,Eames office chair,Eames dining chair with armrest and so on.The these amazing design shocked the world, especially the Eames lounge chair ,made of moulded plywood,is a groundbreaking contribution to furniture design and manufacture.The chair is still being produced by a lot of factories worldwide.
Eames Molded Plywood Coffee Table is also produced by a lot of furniture factories.
They are perfect couple in USA design circle and complement each other in design.When designing something, Eames mainly Ray paid more attention to the form,space and aesthetics.Such cooperation made them combine the structure, function, psychology, culture,aesthetics and other aspects perfectly in the design process.Their design practice enriched the modern design theory massively.Design is for living,which at middle 20th century was the main trend while Charles and Ray Eames were the pioneers.Furniture designers started a revolutionary bringing a new look of furniture.By adopting the new technique of bent plywood and fibre glass,they invented a lot of new ideas about how to integrate the practical needs with the simple beauty.They are not limited within furniture design.To show their design philosophy,design is for good living,they built a house in 194 on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Palisades.This house is well mixed the surrounding environment,sunshine and trees,meadow.Inside the house, the furniture they designed were displayed as well as many items collected during their honeymoon travel.This house is claimed as the National Historic Landmarm in 2007 and currently managed by the Eames Foundation,available for visitors.