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| Photograph by Arnold Newman, 1975 |
Charles Ormond Eames was born on June 17th, 1907 in
St. Louis and that. He began studying architecture at Washington University in
St. Louis. Charles was greatly influenced by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen
whose son, Eero, became a partner and a close friend. In 1938, invited by
Saarinen, Charles moved to Michigan with his wife and daughter, Lucia and
Catherine Eames. There he attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art to further his
studies in architecture and also became a teacher. Along with Eero Saarinen,
Charles won New York’s Museum of Modern Art’s Organic Design in Home Furnishing competition. In 1941 Charles
divorced Catherine and married Ray Kaiser. They moved to LA and in the late
1940s produced the “Eames House.” The Eames office lasted more than four
decades and through that Charles continued to produce short films (Traveling Boy 1950, Powers of Ten 1977), design furniture (Eames Chaise 1968, Eames
Lounge Chair 1946) and partnered with the government and major companies. Charles
died of a heart attack on August 21st, 1978 during a consulting trip
back in St. Louis.
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| Eero Saarinen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eero_Saarinen |
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| Charles and Eero http://www.vitra.com/en-gb/designers/eero-saarinen/
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