We hope you’ll enjoy exploring the legacy of Charles and Ray Eames.
Thank You!
Thank you to all our supporters who have purchased Eames Foundation prints in support of the Eames House! The response was so overwhelming, we have created four more. See embossing detail!
Please consider supporting us by checking out these prints at http://www.eameshouse250.org. All funds raised will enable on-going conservation work on the House and its contents under our 250 Year Project. We are thrilled that Design Within Reach has partnered with us to spread the word about this project, and that our Founding Sponsors Herman Miller and Vitra have supported the campaign via the Authenticity Fund.
If you ordered the original series before May: All order shipments have been completed; please contact us at info@eamesfoundation.org if you have not yet received your USPS notice of shipment so that we may check into the delay.
Work Zone: Please call ahead for appointments.
The House will be closed as needed to the public
in order for work to proceed under the 250 Year Project.
But we still want you to visit when we are open. Please make a reservation at least 48 hours in advance, and to avoid disappointment, provide your phone number so that we may contact you in the case our restoration work requires a closure. Please be assured, we will make every effort to accommodate those with reservations during a work closing. How to Visit
We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this time.
Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames for Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.
Ice Cube and the Eames
Ice Cube drives Inglewood Boulevard 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.” For more info on Ice Cube & The Eames visit http://pacificstandardtime.org.
Charles and Ray
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.
