To the left of the big E is the museum’s reception area, which has been labeled “Host,” with a double meaning: One, the obvious, and the other, a reference to Charles and Ray’s preoccupation with the Guest/Host relationship, in which the experience of the guest—such as the sitter in one of their chairs—retains as much importance as the host, or designer. “Charles and Ray had some really deep things to say about how the world works, how design works and what this world can and should be,” says Demetrios. “Those words are themselves of value, and therefore by doing this exhibition we cast light on them.” Photo 8 of 10 in Eames Words by Erika Heet

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To the left of the big E is the museum’s reception area, which has been labeled “Host,” with a double meaning: One, the obvious, and the other, a reference to Charles and Ray’s preoccupation with the Guest/Host relationship, in which the experience of the guest—such as the sitter in one of their chairs—retains as much importance as the host, or designer. “Charles and Ray had some really deep things to say about how the world works, how design works and what this world can and should be,” says Demetrios. “Those words are themselves of value, and therefore by doing this exhibition we cast light on them.”