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How were Charles and Ray Eames related?
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Charles and Ray Eames were related by marriage. Charles studied architecture and industrial design. Ray (née Bernice Alexandra Kaiser) was an artist who studied under painter Hans Hofmann. They met in 1940 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit and married the next year. Shop a selection of Charles and Ray Eames furniture on 1stDibs.
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Eames Time-Life Executive Desk Chair - Herman Miller - Brown Leather - 1970s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Decatur, GA
1970s Eames Time-Life Executive Desk Chair in Brown Leather
An iconic mid-century modern executive chair designed by Charles Eames and Ray Eames for Herman Miller as part of the cel...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eames Time Life "Lobby" Chair - Green Leather - 1st Generation Model 675
By Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Decatur, GA
Time Life Lobby Chair by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, circa 1960. Rare 1st Gen in original British Racing Green leather.
In very good, all original condition. The green ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Charles and Ray Eames FSW-6 Folding Plywood Screen in Ash
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Mateo, CA
Folding molded plywood screen by Charles and Ray Eames. This screen is a golden ash and is a 1990's vintage. The screen can be folded down to 10 inches wide for moving and storage. T...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Ash, Plywood
Set of Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Shell DSS Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Original set of 5 DSS molded fiberglass shell chairs on stacking base, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Very nice glossy fiberglass shells on steel stacking base...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
1970s Eames for Herman Miller Rosewood Segmented Base Table
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Square rosewood segmented base table by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, circa 1970s.
Stunning rosewood veneer surface on polished aluminum base.
Square 36"x36" top, comfor...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Aluminum
3rd Generation Eames Lounge Chair in Brazilian Rosewood and Oxblood Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautifully 3rd-generation Eames Lounge Chair in Brazilian rosewood and Oxblood leather. Refinished and Restored Rosewood Shells in a very rare and unusual lighter variety, New Lea...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
