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Saturday, November 23, 2013

The Films of Charles and Ray Eames

Charles and Ray Eames are two of the most famous American designers of the 20th century. They are most widely known for their furniture and architecture, but they were also photographers and filmmakers, creating around 100 short films on a multitude of topics that fascinated them.

The films range from the lives and times of great inventors to toy trains and tops, sea creatures and computers. Their friend Elmer Bernstein wrote the scores for over thirty of the films.

A six-volume box set of these films, entitled The Films of Charles & Ray Eames, is available at an incredibly reasonable cost. Design Within Reach has the set for $80, and the Vitra Design Museum Shop has it for 89€.


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And just for fun, here's my favorite photo of Charles and Ray Eames. Most of the images we usually see of them are at a later stage in their lives. I love this one, because it captures their youth and playfulness.


Charles and Ray Eames, 1941
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