A Home for Curious Problem-Solvers
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.
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity— offers tours of our archives.
Book a guided tour of our archives in Richmond, California, to see unique Eames furniture, prototypes, personal ephemera, and more.
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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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Magazine
Destination Eames: Mathematica
Evocatively exploring mathematical principles, the Eameses’ exhibition Mathematica merges education, play, and design expertise into a revelatory exploration.
Collection
The Last Decade of Eames Furniture
In their final years of furniture design, the Eameses reimagined earlier works to meet the evolving needs of modern workplaces.
Exhibition Open to the Public
Past as Prologue: The Last Decade of Furniture Design by Ray and Charles Eames (1968–1978) explores the final years of Eames furniture design, capturing how their work evolved to meet the emergent needs of modern workplaces. The exhibition is free and open to the public at the Transamerica Pyramid Annex Gallery in San Francisco. Guided tours led by Llisa Demetrios, chief curator and granddaughter of Ray and Charles Eames, are available.
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 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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Steinberg Meets the Eameses
In the summer of 1950, the artist Saul Steinberg spent a day at play within the Office of Charles and Ray Eames resulting in an iconic collaboration.
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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.
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.