Charles and Ray Eames: Design and Production Timeline (1940–1978)

1. MoMA launches “Organic Design” competition

   Jan 1, 1940Labels: MoMA, Organic Design

   • MoMA

2. Charles and Ray Eames marry and relocate

   Jun 1, 1941Labels: Charles Eames, Ray Eames

   • Eames Office

3. Eames and Saarinen win MoMA competition

   Sep 24, 1941Labels: Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames

   • MoMA
   • Eames Office

4. Molded plywood leg splint designed for U.S. Navy

   Jan 1, 1943Labels: U S, Molded Plywood

   • Eames Office
   • Art Institute

5. Eames Office established at 901 Washington Boulevard

   Jan 1, 1943Labels: Eames Office, 901 Washington

   • New Yorker
   • Eames Office

6. DCW/LCW plywood chairs released for market

   Jan 1, 1946Labels: DCW, LCW

   • Eames com
   • Eames Office

7. MoMA stages “New Furniture Designed by Charles Eames”

   Mar 1, 1946Labels: MoMA, Charles Eames

   • Eames Office

8. Eames House (Case Study House No. 8) completed

   Dec 24, 1949Labels: Eames House, Case Study

   • Eames Institute
   • LA Conservancy

9. Molded fiberglass shell chair enters production

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: Molded Fiberglass, Herman Miller

   • Herman Miller
   • Wikipedia

10. Eames Wire Chair introduced

    Jan 1, 1951Labels: Wire Chair, Herman Miller

    • Eames Institute
    • Eames Institute

11. Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman introduced

    Jan 1, 1956Labels: Lounge Chair, Ottoman

    • Herman Miller
    • The Henry Ford

12. Aluminum Group seating line released

    Jan 1, 1958Labels: Aluminum Group, Seating Line

    • Met Museum
    • Wikipedia

13. “Glimpses of the U.S.A.” shown in Moscow

    Jan 1, 1959Labels: Glimpses of, American National

    • Library Congress

14. Mathematica exhibition opens in Los Angeles

    Mar 1, 1961Labels: Mathematica, IBM

    • Eames Office
    • Wikipedia

15. Tandem Sling Seating developed for airports

    Jan 1, 1962Labels: Tandem Sling, Airports

    • Eames com
    • Eames com

16. Prototype “Rough Sketch” Powers of Ten film completed

    Jan 1, 1968Labels: Powers of, Prototype Film

    • Wikipedia

17. Finished “Powers of Ten” film released

    Jan 1, 1977Labels: Powers of, Eames Office

    • Eames Office
    • Wikipedia

18. Charles Eames dies, closing the 1940–1978 arc

    Aug 21, 1978Labels: Charles Eames, Eames Office

    • Britannica