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    • The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity⁠—presents Crafting Curiosity.

    Featuring work by Ranch Studios Artist Residency participants, the exhibition highlights creative exploration shaped by the Eames Ranch landscape.

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    Fiber artist Windy Chien works on a loom at the Eames Ranch Studios.

    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.

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    Your membership helps us carry forward the Eameses’ spirit of curiosity and craft as we build a museum for the next generation of designers, thinkers, and makers.

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    A docent gives a tour of the Eames Institute archives to guests among shelves filled with Eames furniture designs.

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    Spanning more than two decades, Sam Passalacqua’s career at the Eames Office reveals the steady craft, care, and commitment behind some of the studio’s most enduring work.

    Rendering of the mezzanine to the former Birkenstock distribution center reimagined by Herzog & de Meuron for the Eames Institute

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    John Cary, president and CEO of the Eames Institute, shares a vision for a dynamic space of inquiry, where curiosity, exploration, and imagination converge to inspire discovery and possibility.

    Rendering of the grand entrance to the former Birkenstock distribution center reimagined by Herzog & de Meuron for the Eames Institute

    We are thrilled to be reactivating the iconic Birkenstock campus in Novato, California, into a world-class art and design museum. We invite you to follow along as we shape the next chapter of this remarkable site.

    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.

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