Product Collection
Dreams of Eames
Every April, the design world trots off to Milan to show its new wares, but traipsing through the massive show, we couldn't shake a certain sense of déjà vu.
In 1946, Eliot Noyes described Charles Eames's furniture as a "compound of aesthetic brilliance and technical inventiveness," and we're inclined to agree with his assessment. But was Eames so brilliant and so inventive that some sixty years later we're still hung up on his singular approach to form-making? The answer, for now, seems to be a resounding yes.
Products
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Piao Paper Chair
Piao may be crafted with the same materials and techniques as traditional Yuhang paper umbrellas, but its scooped shell sings the same tune as the La Fonda chair.
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Lama Chaise
As this new, Lama Chaise design in tubular steel and woven PVC proves, Eames’s La Chaise set the gold standard for asymmetrical modern lounge furniture.
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Beverly Chair
The distinct scissored leg of this seat recalls both Poul Kjærholm’s PK91 folding stool and the elegant sculpted aluminum forms of Eames’s Tandem Seating.
Articles
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Chair Up
This dinner guest is always invited, but doesn’t eat or drink, and never joins the conversation. But long after the party’s over, it will still be at the table. Our favorite dining…
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Simple, Not Easy: The Eames Shell Chair
The science and design behind the famous Eames shell chairs is pretty impressive. It goes to show that simple is not always easy and that good design endures.
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Modernica's 20th Anniversary Eames Chair
In honor of Modernica's 20th anniversary, the company is releasing a new iteration on the classic mid-century fiberglass shell chair originally designed by the Eameses.
Tips
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The Best Lounge Chair Shape
Go with something that’s sleek, sexy, and swivels rather than something big and voluminous so it can offset a big, cushy couch and balance the rest of your furniture.
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How to Scale a Lounge Chair
You want something that is comfortable but still has really simple lines. Living in New York, I’m often designing for people without a lot of space and who move a lot. I look for things that…
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Lounge Chair Basics
A lounge chair is an art statement. It should have a shape or form that is sculptural.
Events
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Dreams Happen
Dreams Happen is a biennial fundraising event benefiting Rebuilding Together Peninsula (RTP) and hosted by Stanford Shopping Center. The event teams local architects and builders in the…
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Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Narrarated by James Franco, Eames: The Architect and the Painter is the first film to be created about Charles and Ray Eames since their deaths. The film, which is presented by Jason Cohn and Bill…
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Collecting Eames, the JF Chen Collection
From October 3 through January 14, Los Angeles's premier designer antique resource, JF Chen will open its doors to the public for "Collecting Eames, the JF Chen Collection," an exhibition…
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