\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tA glimpse of the work of Ray and Charles Eames.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tFrom 1968 to 1978, the Eames preferred to refine earlier iconic furniture pieces with new materials and more-of-the-moment concerns like how ergonomics could be put to use to help sedentary office workers. The Institute\u2019s chief curator, Llisa Demetrios, who is Ray and Charles Eames\u2019 granddaughter said, \u201cAs an often-overlooked era of my grandparents\u2019 designs, it felt imperative to uncover some ephemera that isn\u2019t always highlighted\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tVisitors will be able to pick up some memorabilia, thanks to The Eames Institute partnering on two retail spaces in the Transamerica Pyramid. There will be new and vintage merchandise, including furniture, books and home items in the lobby outpost. There will also be a gift shop in the gallery space with exhibition catalogues, current books on the Eames legacy and gift items.<\/p>\n \n\tWith thousands of artifacts, The Eames Collection showcases the pair\u2019s creations, methodologies and far-ranging interests. The namesake institute aims to introduce more people to the Eameses\u2019 outlook and to inspire others to use creative problem solving to shape the world in a positive light. Somehow they made it look easier than it was, as Charles Eames liked to say, \u201cthe blood never shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the legions of design power couples, Ray and Charles Eames were as accomplished as they come. As a sign of their lasting influence on several disciplines of design and their potential to inspire more generations of practitioners, the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity will unveil \u201cPast as Prologue: The Last Decade of Furniture Design by Ray and Charles Eames (1968-1978)\u201d in San Francisco later this week. The exhibition will zero in on the husband-and-wife team\u2019s final decade of their collaboration. Furniture, graphic design, fabric design, films, architecture and exhibition design were their skills accelerated. In 1946, Ray and Charles Eames were among the winners in a fabric design competition that was organized by the Museum of Modern Art and some department stores that culminated with a group exhibition the following year. After marrying in 1941, the couple joined forces on a multitude of projects until Charles Eames\u2019 death in 1978. Before Ray Eames died 10 years later, she planned for some legacy building and her family has carried that out. Debuting during San Francisco Design Week, the exhibition will be housed in the William Pereira-designed Transamerica Pyramid that has been revitalized by SHVO and Foster + Partners. This will be the Eames Institute\u2019s first public installation beyond the Eames Archives and it is part of a broader collaboration with SHVO and the Transamerica Pyramid to magnify the Bay Area\u2019s design power through a weeklong program of events. Known to work well beyond what most would consider normal workday hours, the Eames were said to have worked six or seven days a week finessing their techniques and refining their design process to meet current and emerging needs. \u201cPast a Prologue\u201d will draw attention to new furniture that the duo created in their last decade of teamwork, as well as some pieces that have seldom been shown publicly. Those who won\u2019t be traveling to San Francisco this year have the option of one of the Eames Institute\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1787"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10_Last10Yrs_SoftPad.jpg?w=300\")
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