Revisiting The Ray and Charles Eames’ iconic Aluminum Group
Earlier this year, the property known as the Eames Ranch, became the headquarters of the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, a nonprofit that showcases how the lessons and the learnings of Charles and Ray Eames can potentially help solve challenging problems. The Institute has launched an immersive digital portal that will make the duo’s process and work available to all. After Ray and Charles passed away, the Eames family safeguarded the designers’ legacy by preserving the contents of the original Eames Office at 901 Washington in Venice, California. And while the office files, films, and photographs went to the Library of Congress (which houses more than one million items about the Eames Office), and other objects went to other museums (the Vitra Design Museum, for example, owns many experimental models and prototypes), a vast majority of items have been cared for by the family and now form the basis of …
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