Charles Eames was an architect and industrial designer. He studied architecture at Washington University and also taught at Cranbrook Academy. Ray Eames was an artist and film maker. She studied at the Bennett Women's College and Cranbrook Academy. They had great influence on the lifestyle of the average American family. Their furniture design included considerations of ergonomic factors. They designed furniture for Herman Miller. Some methods and materials included experimental development of the molded plywood chair, use of modern materials such as plywood and plastics, molded fiberglass, aluminum framed furniture. Charles and Ray married in 1941 and moved to California where they continued their furniture design work with molding plywood. During World War II they were commissioned by the United States Navy to produce molded plywood splints, stretchers, and experimental glider shells. In 1946, Evans Products began producing the Eameses’ molded plywood furniture. Their molded plywood chair was called “the chair of the century” by the influential architectural critic Esther McCoy. Soon production was taken over by Herman Miller who continues to produce the furniture in the United States today. In 1949, Charles and Ray designed and built their own home in Pacific Palisades, California, as part of the Case Study House Program. Their design and innovative use of materials made the House a mecca for architects and designers from both near and far. Today, it is considered one of the most important post-war residences anywhere in the world.
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