Eames Foundation

February 12, 2020: The day’s guests were able to enjoy a slate of recently restored films in the Eames House meadow.

Welcome to the 70th Anniversary Year Celebration of the Eames House!

Our virtual celebration begins June 20th 2020 (Charles and Ray’s 79th wedding anniversary).

February 19, 2016: We were thrilled to participate in the 4th International Iconic Houses Conference at the Getty Center, and to be one of the homes featured on the touring schedule.

January 21, 2016: Finding inspiration! The Eames House hosted a design team, with interior tours leading into an afternoon of inspiration for the group.

July 17, 2014: Herman Miller Nemschoff filmed industrial designer Jess Sorel and Eames Demetrios discussing the Eameses’ guest host relationship.

October 25, 2014: Trick or treat! One Sponsor celebrated Eames Family Day with a wonderful day of picnics, balloons, pumpkins, activities and even an ice cream truck.

October 11, 2014: Celebrating the life of Lucia Eames, Founder of Eames Foundation, with family and friends.

July 19, 2014: The singers were at the Eames House staring in a film showcasing an award-winning amenity kit created by the Eames Office and WESSCO International for American Airlines.

March 27, 2014: It’s out! PBS filmed the Eames House as one of 10 Homes that Changed America, premiering on PBS on April 5th, 2016. We are honored to be included!

September 8, 2013: A beautiful dinner under the stars in the parking area, lamps hung above, with 30 invitees dining after interior tours.

June 2, 2013: A+D Museum held an elegant salon at the Eames Foundation, inviting guests to explore our architecturally significant site, while enjoying fine food and music.

March 16, 2013: The Eames House serves as a wonderful oasis for contemplative retreats as well as a dynamic place for team building. Inspiring!

March 1, 2013: Congratulations on another successful conference! TED participants were hosted at the Eames House for a wine and cheese toast.

December 15, 2012: Happy 100th Birthday Ray! Inspired by a classic photo of Ray and Charles on a motorcycle, a group ride explored various noteworthy Eamesian sites.

November 7, 2012: Dinner for fifteen in the Studio. A perfect spot, intimately arranged to accommodate a Sponsor’s guests.

October 13, 2012: Boo! Halloween came early as a Sponsor hosted a Halloween picnic in the meadow filled with skeletons, pirates, superheroes, a fireman, princesses, and more.

March 31, 2012: Taking their pleasure seriously, children and adults designed and created chairs in the middle of the living room of the Eames House – a once-in-a-lifetime setting.

March 10, 2012: We reimagined the Eameses’ tea ceremony with Isamu Noguchi, Charlie Chaplin and others. We were honored that tea master Mrs. Matsumoto returned to lead our ceremony.

January 23, 2012: A friend sent us two dragons from China, which we hung in swoops across the living room… a rare opportunity to celebrate the Eameses’ spatial play AND the Year of the Dragon.

January 7 – 8, 2012: We rang in Ray’s Centennial with an exhibit of Ray’s early paintings, a restaging of the Eameses’ first Christmas Eve in their home, and a tour of all five PST Eames exhibitions.

October 1, 2011: The essence of our Eames House exhibit was the interplay of the very contemporary restoration work being done to preserve the house and a suite of pop-up historical vignettes.

October 10, 2010: 10/10/10! The Eames Foundation and Eames Office hosted a fundraiser celebrating Powers of Ten, the Eameses’ classic visual journey of scale.

June 12, 2008: A beautiful dinner under the stars in the parking area, lamps hung above, with 30 invitees hosted by a gracious donor after interior tours.