Charles and Ray Eames: Objects and Furniture

Midcentury masterpieces from the inventors of the Eames chair Best known for their contributions to architecture, furniture , industrial , film and photography, Charles and Ray Eames remain among the most renowned American ers of the 20th century. The couple married in 1941 and moved to California, where they pursued their furniture in molded plywood. During the war they were commissioned by the US Navy to produce molded plywood splints, stretchers and experimental glider shells. In 1946, Evans Products began producing the Eames‘ molded plywood furniture. Their iconic molded plywood chair was called "the chair of the century" by the influential architectural critic Esther McCoy. In 1949, the Eameses ed and built their own home in Pacific Palisades, their and imaginative use of materials making this house a mecca for architects and ers internationally. Today it is considered one of the most important postwar residences in the world. This volume introduces key works by the couple from across their career.