An Eames Primer

Charles and Ray Eames are beloved figures in design, art, and architecture. Emerging from the optimism of the 1950s, their egalitarian and humanistic furniture designs have made them household names. Most famous for their chairs. they also created seminal works of architecture and film. Written by the couples' grandson, Eames Demetrios, An Eames Primer is an easy-to-read and informational guidebook to the world's most famous and influential furniture designers

Eames Demetrios, the grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, is the director of the Eames Office and chairman of the Eames Foundation. In addition to his publications, including An Eames Primer and Beautiful Details, he is also an artist and filmmaker whose work has been displayed in London, Portugal, Indonesia, Tokyo, Cairo, Cyprus, Colombia, and more. Demetrios has published four books on the subject of his 11-year-old project, Kcymaerxthaere.