Charles Eames
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| Charles Eames | |
| Born | 1907; St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Died | 1978; St. Louis, |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Charles_Eames.html |
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[edit] External Links
- The Eames team - MetroTimes, 2007.0207.
[edit] Works
- Eames House, at Pacific Palisades, California, 1945 to 1949. Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
[edit] Discussion
(b. St. Louis, Missouri 1907; d. St. Louis 1978)
Charles Ormand Eames was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1907. In 1924 he began his architectural studies at Washington University. In 1929 he traveled to Europe where he came in contact with the theories of the Modern Movement. Upon his return, he established the firm of Gray and Eames.
Eames' work from the 1930s consisted mainly of designs for stained glass, textiles, furniture and ceramics. In 1938 he received a fellowship to Cranbrook Academy in Michigan, where he studied under and collaborated with Eero Saarinen.
In 1941 Eames moved to California with his wife, Ray Kaiser. Once there, they formed a design partnership that covered a wide spectrum of design fields. Ray and Charles Eames are two of the most important designers of the 20th century. Early in their careers together, Charles and Ray identified the need for affordable, yet high-quality furniture for the average consumer - furniture that could serve a variety of uses.[1]
Two houses he completed in this period creatively applied a Japanese simplicity to modern buildings. Eames continued to work as an architect until the mid 1960s after which he concentrated on furniture design, film-making and exhibition design.
Eames died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1978.
References
Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p47.
[edit] References
Eames Demetrios. An Eames Primer. Universe Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0789306298. — Available at Amazon.com
" View images of Charles Eames' design work "
[edit] External Links
The Eames Office — Representing and furthering the work of Charles and Ray Eames
Powers of Ten — A classic Charles and Ray Eames project, presented on the web
