Charles and Ray Eames’ classic LCW might’ve never existed if not for the wood-molding techniques they honed making wartime products for the U.S. Army. The LCW debuted in 1946, when it caused a stir at ...

Casts haven’t changed much, over time. Maybe it’s because the job they have to do is so simple: Keep the limb stable, steady, and stiff. But they also have to meet other, collateral demands: For ...

Charles and Ray Eames produced the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman in 1956, when the couple was in the first flush of their success. During World War II, they had designed and made a leg splint to help ...

After the US joined the Second World War in December 1941, Charles and Ray applied their material innovations to war efforts. Responding to the need for improved emergency transport splints in combat ...

When the Eames lounge chair and ottoman were launched in 1956, they signalled a new direction in American consumerism. The luxurious leather recliner appealed directly to an American public ready to ...

When the Danish husband-and-wife design duo Rolf and Mette Hay first moved in together a little more than two decades ago, one of the first things they bought was an Eames lounge chair. “We had a few ...