Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages

Charles and Ray Eames | Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman


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Charles and Ray Eames were an iconic husband-and-wife design team who became leaders of the Mid-Century Modern movement. Their partnership began at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, merging Charles's architectural and structural background with Ray's keen artistic eye for color and form. A critical development in their career was perfecting a method for molding plywood into complex shapes, a technique they developed while making leg splints for the U.S. Navy during WWII. They famously applied this innovation to furniture, with their most enduring creation being the 1956 Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Designed to have the "warm, receptive look of a well-used first baseman's mitt," the chair combined luxurious materials with ergonomic comfort, becoming an instant classic and a symbol of sophisticated taste that is still in production today. Beyond furniture, their influential Eames Office also created pioneering films, toys, and architecture, including their own modular Eames House, all driven by the goal of making thoughtful, high-quality design accessible to improve everyday life.


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