The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity—offers tours of our collection.
Book a curator-led tour of our Richmond, CA, archives to see unique Eames furniture, prototypes, personal ephemera, and more.
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By sharing their approach to life and work, we advance the legacy of designers Ray and Charles Eames—and inspire creative problem-solving that positively shapes our world.
Exhibition Now Open to the Public
Past as Prologue: The Last Decade of Furniture Design by Ray and Charles Eames (1968–1978) explores the final years of Eames furniture design, capturing how their work evolved to meet the emergent needs of modern workplaces. Free and open daily, 10am–5pm at the Transamerica Pyramid Annex Gallery, 535 Washington Street, San Francisco.
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The Last Decade of Eames Furniture: 1968–1978
In their final years of furniture design, the Eameses reimagined earlier works using new materials and technology to meet the evolving needs of modern workplaces.
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Eames in Print
Immerse yourself in the world of Ray and Charles Eames with our exhibition catalogs, highlighting rare artifacts and ephemera from our collection.
Eames Ranch
A Living Laboratory
The practices of design and regenerative agriculture are integrated on our working farm to build a better world for tomorrow.
The Collection
Containing tens of thousands of artifacts, the Eames Collection is a one-of-a-kind record of Ray and Charles’s extraordinary partnership that encapsulates their unique methodologies and diverse interests. The Eames Institute is responsible for stewarding this remarkable body of work and making it accessible to everyone.
Explore the Latest from the Eames Collection
As the Eames Institute works to fully document, conserve, preserve, and archive the Eames Collection, we offer an ever-growing series of online exhibitions for you to explore the world of Ray and Charles.
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Toys & Play
The Eameses’ eclectic collection of toys goes beyond fun and games, it also offers a window into the couple’s singular approach to design.
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Steinberg Meets the Eameses
In the summer of 1950, the artist Saul Steinberg spent a day at play within the Office of Charles and Ray Eames resulting in an iconic collaboration.
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Our Online Magazine
At the Eames Institute, design is a way of seeing, thinking, acting, and reacting to the world around us. Inspired by the Eameses’ insatiable curiosity, Kazam! Magazine offers stories about people, projects, and ideas that are shaping a better tomorrow.
The Eames Ranch
A storied location that serves as the spiritual home for the Eames Collection and Ray and Charles’s iterative approach to design, the Eames Ranch will soon be a prototype for regenerative agriculture, water conservation, and land stewardship.