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    • The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity⁠—is creating a world-class art and design museum.

    We are reactivating the iconic Birkenstock campus in Novato, CA, to create immersive experiences for the community, public, and the world at large.

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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.

    Front view of an early Eames DSR chair. The fiberglass shell is a light muted yellow and the base is made of steel.

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    Visit the Eames Archives

    Book a guided tour of our archives in Richmond, California, which hold one of the world’s most significant collections of work created by Ray and Charles Eames including furniture, prototypes, personal ephemera, and more.

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    Eames in Print

    Immerse yourself in the world of Ray and Charles Eames with our exhibition catalogs, highlighting rare artifacts and ephemera from our collection.

    Exhibition Now 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. Free and open daily, 10am–5pm at the Transamerica Pyramid Annex Gallery, 535 Washington Street, San Francisco.

    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 Collection Clicking here takes you to the The Collection page.

    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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    The Last Decade

    In their final years of furniture design, the Eameses reimagined earlier works using new materials and technology to meet the evolving needs of modern workplaces.

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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.

    Browse Articles Clicking here takes you to the Kazam! Magazine page.

    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.

    Explore the Ranch Clicking here takes you to the The Ranch page.