Case Study House #8, the home of the power couple Charles and Ray Eames Pacific Palisades, California — 1949 Designed as part of the Case Study House Program. Initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945, the program was a response to the post-World War II housing shortage. Editor John Entenza selected a group of architects to design homes that were affordable, modern, and efficient, using wartime materials and techniques to reflect contemporary life.

In Residence: Icon 📚 The Eames House, Los Angeles ⁠ ⁠ This landmark mid-century house was designed and constructed in 1949 by husband-and-wife Charles and Ray Eames to serve as their home and studio 💚⁠ ⁠ Tap the link to watch the Eames's film 'View from the People Wall' on NOWNESS 👀⁠

Charles and Ray Eames set out to design and build the Eames House by utilizing materials in an “honest” manner. When looking at a structural element made of steel, the Eameses wanted that steel’s performance to be visible and recognized. If steel is holding up the entire structure, why cover it with wood to appear

Completed in 1949 in Los Angeles, United States. Originally known as Case Study House No. 8, the Eames House was such a spatially pleasant modern residence that it became the home of the architects...

Once upon a time when I heard the name ‘Eames’ I thought of mid-century modern designers with a clean, borderline stark or sterile aesthetic. I knew they were a married couple who were based in California and designers of, among other things, some of those classic mid-century chairs that are loved by all and knocked-off...

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