Charles & Ray Eames

The home of Charles and Ray Eames is one of my favorite design inspirations.The couple met while studying at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the late 1930's, and then married and moved to Los Angeles. They both became central contributors to the modern architecture movement that bloomed at that time in Southern California. They designed furniture, buildings, toys, films, exhibitions, and books, all aimed to improve society - not only functionally but culturally and intellectually as well.

Their home is the perfect mix of modernism and bohemianism- they mixed their own sleek designs with colorful pieces brought back from their travels around the world.

Their house was used many times as a backdrop for photography shoots, because it embodied the popular West Coast aesthetic of the time. This image is from a 1954 issue of Vogue.



















Resources:
Eames by Gloria Koenig, published by Taschen
The Work of Charles and Ray Eames, published by Harry N. Abrams in association with The Library of Congress and the Vitra Design Museum