Collection by Zach Edelson
Eames Designs in Modern Homes January 28, 2016
Charles and Ray Eames were so much more than furniture designers: they worked in the fields of fine art, film, architecture, industrial design, toy design, and more. These modern homes feature their furniture, plus a few other unusual Eames pieces.
In the dining area, a trio of Beat pendants by Tom Dixon hang over an Eames table for Herman Miller and Saarinen Executive Armless chairs from Knoll. Flat Onyx Black paint by Glidden sets off a Corbin Smith photograph. “It’s like you’re erasing things by painting,” Grimley says of the inky hue.
Unsightly garbage is hidden behind cabinets. An Eames bird and a sculpture of glass and metal by artist Pino Cherchi add visual interest.
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An Eames mid-century coat rack hangs in the kitchen looking onto the second dining room and storage hallway leading to two guest bedrooms.
The study features floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that bring the outdoors in. Space-saving custom walnut desks are accented by a Pixo Optical LED Table Lamp, an AJ table lamp, and a 1958 Eames Management Chair.
The open-plan living-kitchen-dining area is a repository of design icons, both classic and contemporary. There’s a Louis Poulsen pendant lamp over the Eero Saarinen dining table; Mirror Ball pendants by Tom Dixon over the kitchen counter; and Tab F1 floor lamps from Flos behind the Edward Wormley–designed Dunbar sofa. In the living room, chairs modeled on Jens Risom’s swivel design enable people to face either the sofa or to spin 180 degrees toward the kitchen.
On a wall hangs a leg splint designed by Charles and Ray Eames for the U.S. Navy in 1942.
In the dining area, a vintage table is surrounded by Eames DCM chairs topped with leather cushions custom-made by Peart. A PH5 pendant lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen hangs overhead.
Windows and sliding doors open the space to the environment and provide natural ventilation. An Eames lounge in the bedroom provides a place for the residents to kick their feet up.