Eames house

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How the unmistakable design came to be

Clearly Charles and Ray Eames are among the most influential designers of American Modernism. With countless works of theirs in continuous production since their introduction the impact of this husband and wife team is still being felt today.

Paint tests, monitoring devices and a new floor at the Eames' landmark home are all part of a pilot project of the Getty Conservation Institute's Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative.

Eames House ConservationLos Angeles 2011-2014 The borrowing of the contents such as furniture, books, artwork, toys, plants, etc. of the Eames House living...

Completed in 1949 in Los Angeles, United States. Originally known as Case Study House No. 8, the Eames House was such a spatially pleasant modern residence that it became the home of the architects...

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Ray, a former student of esteemed painter Hans Hofmann and founding member of the American Abstract Artists in New York City, claimed: “I never gave up painting, I just changed my palette.” Arguably, the Eames House is the largest canvas the Eameses collaborated on—and we say collaborate because Charles "blamed entropy" for allowing the couple’s

Charles and Ray Eames are clearly in the ranks as the most important American designers of 20th century. They have contributed to industrial design, furniture design, architecture, photography and…

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