Artworks · Charles Eames

Eames Elephant

2007 · Child's chair

Victoria and Albert Museum

Circles

2000 · Cotton, polyester upholstery

640 × 140 cm (252 × 55 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sofa

1984 · Wood, chrome, and leather

83.8 × 182.9 cm (33 × 72 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Computer Perspective

1972 · 16mm film transferred to video

Museum of Modern Art

Design Q & A

1972 · 16mm film transferred to video

Museum of Modern Art

Armchair

1971 · Molded polyester, aluminum base, padded naugahyde with vinyl binding, and loose cushion

32 x 26 x 28" (81.3 x 66 x 71.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are

1970 · 16mm film transferred to video

Museum of Modern Art

Side Chair (model DCMU)

1969 · Polyester reinforced with glass fibers, steel tube, Naugahyde with polyurethane foam padding, vinyl, and nylon

Each: 29 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 21 1/2" (74.9 x 49.5 x 54.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lounge Chair

1969 · Polished die-cast aluminum and leather cushions

Museum of Modern Art

Side Chair

1969 · Polished die cast aluminum, black painted tube, tan leather cushions with polyester foam padding, and nylon glides

33 1/2 x 21 x 22" (85.1 x 53.3 x 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chaise

1968 · Aluminum and leather

73 × 44.5 × 190.5 cm (28 3/4 × 17 1/2 × 75 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chaise

1968 · Aluminum, plasticized fabric, leather, and polyester foam padding

Museum of Modern Art

IBM at the Fair

1965 · 16mm film transferred to video

Museum of Modern Art

IBM Fair Presentation #2

1963 · 16mm film transferred to video

Museum of Modern Art

Multiple Seating

1962 · Polished cast aluminum, steel, and foam-padded naugahyde

33 3/4 x 117 x 26" (85.7 x 297.2 x 66.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lounge Chair

1960 · Polished aluminum, leather cushions, foam padding steel, and nylon

34 1/2" h. (87.6 cm) maximum

Museum of Modern Art

Glimpses of the USA

1959 · 16mm film transferred to video

Museum of Modern Art

Side Chair

1958 · Polished die cast aluminum, painted tube, naugahyde padded with vinyl foam, and nylon glides

33 1/2 x 21 x 22 1/2" (85.1 x 53.3 x 57.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lounge chair

1958 · Polished aluminum, naugahyde, vinyl foam, and nylon

34 × 24 × 28 1/2" (86.4 × 61 × 72.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lounge Chair

1958 · Polished die-cast aluminum and fabric

.a (chair): 39 1/4 x 23 x 30" (99.7 x 58.4 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lounge Chair and Ottoman

1956 · Rosewood, leather and aluminum

Chair: 83.8 × 85.7 × 81.3 cm (33 × 33 3/4 × 32 in.); Ottoman: 62.9 × 45.1 × 54 cm (24 3/4 × 17 × 21 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lounge Chair and Ottoman

1956 · Molded rosewood, plywood, leather, cast aluminum, rubber shock mounts, and stainless steel glides

.a (chair): 33 x 33 3/4 x 33" (83.8 x 85.7 x 83.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stacking Side Chair

1955 · Molded polyester reinforced with glass fibers, zinc-coated steel tube, rubber shock mounts, and nylon glides

Museum of Modern Art

House of Cards (giant size)

1954 · Plastic coated slotted cards

Box: 11 1/2 × 8 × 1 3/8" (29.2 × 20.3 × 3.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sofa

1954 · Black-enameled steel frame, chrome-plated steel legs, interlinked flat steel springs, red nylon fabric with foam padded seat and back, and stainless steel glides

34 7/8 x 72 1/2 x 29 7/8" (88.6 x 184.2 x 75.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"Hang-it-All" clothes hanger

1953 · Enameled steel and lacquered wood

15 × 20 × 6" (38.1 × 50.8 × 15.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Table (model LTR)

1952 · Metal and birch

25.4 × 33.8 × 39.4 cm (10 × 13 5/16 × 15 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Little Toy

1952 · Teak and wire

Museum of Modern Art

Side Chair (model DKR)

1951 · Molded metal mesh

82.6 × 47.3 × 40.6 cm (32 1/2 × 18 5/8 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Side Chair (model PKW-2)

1951 · Wire, wood legs, and padded fabric cushion

32 1/4 x 19 x 20 1/2" (81.9 x 48.3 x 52.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Side Chair (model DKR-1)

1951 · Wire, padded leather, and metal glides

32 5/8 x 18 7/8 x 20 7/8" (82.9 x 48 x 53 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Elliptical Table

1951 · Plywood, plastic laminate, and zinc

10 x 89 x 29 1/4" (25.4 x 226 x 74.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rocking Armchair (model RAR)

1950 · Fiberglass, steel, and birch

68.2 × 45.7 × 45.7 cm (26 7/8 × 18 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (La Chaise)

1950 · Photo collage mounted on paper board with pencil

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Eames Storage Unit (ESU)

1950 · Plastic-coated plywood, lacquered masonite, and chrome-plated steel

58 1/2 x 47 x 16 3/4" (148.6 x 119.4 x 42.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Side Chair

1950 · Molded polyester reinforced with glass fibers, wire struts, and rubber shock mounts

Museum of Modern Art

Table

1950 · Plywood, Formica, and metal

9 3/4 × 89 1/8 × 29 3/16 in. (24.8 × 226.3 × 74.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chair

1950 · fiberglass and metal

Overall: 75 x 63.2 x 61.6 cm (29 1/2 x 24 7/8 x 24 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (7990b)

1949 · Photo collage mounted on paper board

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (7990a)

1949 · Gelatin silver print mounted on board

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (La Chaise)

1949 · Photo collage mounted on paper board with pencil

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (7990g)

1949 · Photo collage mounted on paper board

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (7990i)

1949 · Photo collage mounted on paper board

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (7990h)

1949 · Photo collage mounted on paper board

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (7990f)

1949 · Photo collage mounted on paper board

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (7990c)

1949 · Photo collage mounted on paper board

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (7990d)

1949 · Photo collage mounted on paper board

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Entry Panel for MoMA International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design (7990e)

1949 · Photo collage mounted on paper board

20 x 30" (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art