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Charles & Ray Eames

United States1907–1988

Partnership of Charles (1907–1978) and Ray (1912–1988)

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Living and making under one roof

Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Ray Eames (1912–1988) worked as a partnership across furniture, film, exhibitions, and architecture. Their Pacific Palisades home and studio (Case Study House No. 8, 1949) put industrial assembly and everyday collecting in the same place. They are usually read as “the Eameses” more than as separate brands.

Life and architecture

Charles (1907–1978) and Ray (1912–1988) Eames—known for furniture, film, and exhibitions—put industrial assembly and everyday collecting under one roof at their Pacific Palisades home and studio.

  1. 1907

    Charles is born

    Charles Eames is born in St. Louis.

  2. 1912
    5

    Ray is born

    Ray Kaiser (later Eames) is born in Sacramento.

  3. 1949
    42

    Eames House

    Case Study House No. 8—their home and studio—is completed in Pacific Palisades.

  4. 1978
    71

    Charles dies

    Charles dies; Ray dies in 1988.

Ages are approximate, based on birth year.

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