Welcome to the Eames Foundation
We hope you'll enjoy exploring the legacy of Charles and Ray Eames.
Painting by Ray Eames: to Hofmann Love from Buddha (1940)
Kick off Ray's Centennial at the Eames House on January 7, 2012 (and even make it a weekend)
Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames for Pacific Standard Time the birth of the LA art scene.
For more info on Ice Cube & The Eames visit http://pacificstandardtime.org.
Ice Cube drives Inglewood blvd. describing the Los Angeles that he knows. He talks of landmarks like The Forum, Five Torches, Cockatoo Inn, Brolly Hut, and Watts Towers. He refers to the 110 as "Gangsta Highway". Cube says coming from South Central LA teaches you how to be resourceful. The video cuts to Cube walking the Eames House perimeter, through the Eames living room, and sitting in the Eames lounge chair. He brings us back to his NWA years when he studied architectural drafting before launching his rap career. One thing he learned that translates is to always have a plan. Cube describes the modern, green and resourceful building design of Charles and Ray Eames. Visionaries of connecting nature and structure. Cube ends by saying "Who are these people who got a problem with LA? Maybe they mad cuz they don't live here."
Work Zone: September 2011-March 2012
Visitor Appointments Required
The House will be closed to the public on selected dates in order for work to proceed. To avoid disappointment, you MUST call ahead and confirm an appointment at least 48 hours in advance of your proposed visit.
Charles and Ray Eames are well-known for their contributions to furniture and industrial design, films, exhibitions, toys and architecture. They approached problem solving as an adventure, combining discipline with a sense of play. Together with the multi-talented Eames Office staff, the pair set a standard for design excellence that still inspires current generations.
Come visit us at the Eames House... and gain a greater understanding of the Eameses' work. As Eames Demetrios, Chairman of the Board, wrote in An Eames Primer: "The journey of creating this house—and the finished product—resonate with many of the themes of their other work: the guest/host relationship, the honest use of materials, universalizing from the specific, and, above all, the learn-by-doing process."
Charles once said, "Eventually everything connects—people, ideas, objects... the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se... I don't believe in this 'gifted few' concept, just in people doing things they are really interested in doing. They have a way of getting good at whatever it is".
We are delighted to share the joy and philosophy of Charles and Ray Eames and to preserve the Eames House for future generations to delight in.
