The film sets forth the objectives of the planned Center, describes its architectural program, and gives a guided tour through a model of the galleries and exhibits. From the narration: “…the principal goal [of the Center] is much the same as science: to give the visitor some understanding of the natural world.” Music composed by…
These are the only Eames seating designs created exclusively for outdoor use. The Eames IBM pavilion at the 1964 NYWF was equipped with many of these wall-mounted units. The structural elements relate to the “bridge” structure of the Eames Chaise, with similar volumes, but unlike the Eames Chaise, these were designed only to be used…
Men of Modern Mathematics is a printed version of the History Wall from the Eames exhibition Mathematica: A World of Numbers . . . and Beyond. The Eames Office produced the 12-foot timeline for IBM, who, for decades, distributed the teaching tool to schools across the nation.
The Eames Office designed this exhibition poster and signage to accompany Nehru: His Life and His India. The show was created in collaboration with the National Institute of Design at Ahmedabad, which Prime Minister Nehru established at Charles and Ray’s suggestion after the couple toured his country and wrote The India Report.
The Eameses designed the original House of Cards in 1952, exemplifying the design duo’s appreciation for the uncommon beauty of common things. The Picture Deck consists of fifty-four playing-sized cards, each card with six slots, two on either side and one at both ends, so they may be locked together to create three-dimensional structures. The…
This side chair is one of two fiberglass chairs Charles and Ray Eames designed in 1961, inspired by request from Alexander Girard, who needed seating for his new Manhattan restaurant, La Fonda Del Sol. Some collectors call these “La Fonda” chairs after the restaurant where they were first installed. Additional Information Because Girard wanted chairs…
The Eamses made five “peep shows” for the IBM Mathematica exhibition: Eratosthenes, something about functions, Symmetry, Topology, and 2n. Featured in the Festival International du Film de Montreal, 1961 and London Film Festival Outstanding Film of the Year, 1963. Topology introduces a bit of the field of topology through the concept of closed curves. 1 minute,…
The Eamses made five “peep shows” for the IBM Mathematica exhibition: Eratosthenes, something about functions, Symmetry, Topology, and 2n. Featured in the Festival International du Film de Montreal, 1961 and London Film Festival Outstanding Film of the Year, 1963. Symmetry introduces the concept of symmetry and its various degrees. Suggests that one way of quantifying an…
An opportunity for those who might not have the chance to visit an observatory, this film allows the viewer to get a close look inside. Presenting history of astronomical research, current developments in the field, and a glimpse into the process and disciplines involved in astronomical research, this film includes comments on the nature of…
Something About Functions introduces the important mathematical concept of functions by first showing some familiar examples (the height of a burning candle as a function of time), and then demonstrating that more complicated systems also exhibit such invisible but persuasive connections. 2 minutes, 11 seconds.
The Eamses made five “peep shows” for the IBM Mathematica exhibition: Eratosthenes, something about functions, Symmetry, Topology, and 2n. Featured in the Festival International du Film de Montreal, 1961 and London Film Festival Outstanding Film of the Year, 1963. About the Greek mathematician’s system for measuring the circumference of the world, devised two thousand years before…
The Eamses made five “peep shows” for the IBM Mathematica exhibition: Eratosthenes, something about functions, Symmetry, Topology, and 2n. Featured in the Festival International du Film de Montreal, 1961 and London Film Festival Outstanding Film of the Year, 1963. 2n tells a story connected with the invention of chess that shows what happens when one doubles…
