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The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity—where the lessons of Ray and Charles come to life.

Ray and Charles Eames believed that nature was the ultimate designer. They continually drew inspiration from the natural world and believed that “eventually everything connects.” This holistic approach drives our way of working at the Ranch, where our work is just beginning.

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The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity—explores the serious business of play.

For the Eameses, playing offered a means of approaching creativity through a new lens. Our latest exhibition explores the toys they collected and how they inspired the couple’s approach to design.

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The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity—visits a farmer leading a movement for food justice.

Sankofa Farms’ Kamal Bell is committed to addressing food insecurity and empowering Black youth. Writer Michael Twitty reflects on his work and the legacy of Black American farming.

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Ray and Charles Eames believed that nature was the ultimate designer. They continually drew inspiration from the natural world and believed that “eventually everything connects.” This holistic approach drives our way of working at the Ranch, where our work is just beginning.

Discover the Ranch

For the Eameses, playing offered a means of approaching creativity through a new lens. Our latest exhibition explores the toys they collected and how they inspired the couple’s approach to design.

View the Exhibition

Sankofa Farms’ Kamal Bell is committed to addressing food insecurity and empowering Black youth. Writer Michael Twitty reflects on his work and the legacy of Black American farming.

Read the Story

What is the Eames Institute?

The Eames Institute is a non-profit public charity that aims to equip everyone with the lessons of Ray and Charles Eames—the groundbreaking designers who helped shape the 20th century. We are stewards of the Eames Ranch, the former home of Charles’s daughter Lucia Eames, as well as the Eames Collection, the world’s most comprehensive and unique collection of Eames designs and related ephemera in the world. Through programs like Kazam! Magazine, we aim to show how the trailblazing duo’s optimistic vision remains as powerful as ever.

Watch the Film Clicking here takes you to the Everything Connects page.

Archival images © Eames Office, LLC

Archival images © Eames Office, LLC

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 Collection Clicking here takes you to the The Collection page.

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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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.

Browse Articles Clicking here takes you to the Kazam! Magazine page.

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.

Explore the Ranch Clicking here takes you to the The Ranch page.