Eames Chairs
Furniture designs
By: Charles and Ray Eames
Date: 1945, 1948
Source: Eames, Charles, and Ray Eames. Eames chairs. Lounge chair prototype, 1945; "La Chaise," 1948. Available online at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/eames/images/vc9671.jpg; http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/eames/images/vcf23a.jpg; website home page http://www.loc.gov (accessed March 24, 2003).
About the Designers: Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Ray Eames (1912–1988) were a husband-and-wife team of interior designers and curators. Ray was also a painter, while Charles was an architect. Charles collaborated with Eero Saarinen, an architect and designer, on various design projects, most notably the formfitting shell chair. The Eameses are best known for...
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1940's Fashion Primary Sources
The 1940's: Primary Sources
