Charles and Ray Eames need little introduction. Continually idolised for their recognisable furniture designs and iconic Case Study House #9, the couple have a well-documented legacy that continues to thrive and inspire generations of designers beyond their lifetime. What may be lesser known is the ways in which they applied...
Launched by the designers’ granddaughter Llisa Demetrios and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, the digital portal makes Charles and Ray Eames’ processes and works available to all
Design prototypes by Charles and Ray Eames at the Eames Ranch, the headquarters of the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity. A working farm situated amongst the rolling hills of Petaluma, California, was commissioned by Llisa Demetriou’s mother, Lucia Eames, as a residence and artist’s studio. Designed in the mid-1990s by architect William Turnbull, it now serves as a living laboratory for the Instituteneed little introduction.
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity is made up of archival exhibitions and live programming that truly brings everything we think we know about the designers to life. It debuts with three new exhibitions that each expands on a theme.
Dedicated to championing learning through iteration, encouraging experimentation and equipping visitors with tools to tackle problems at a multitude of scales, the institute leans heavily on the Eameses’ unending curiosity and love of discovery. Its access to the couple’s personal archives brings new insight into their creative process.
‘The Eames Institute adds a new facet to the network of institutions fascinated with the Eameses’ work, and strengthens everyone’s overarching mission of preserving and sharing Charles and Ray Eames’ legacy,’ says Eames Demetrios, director of the Eames Office and chairman of the board of the Eames Foundation.
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