The Eames House is an icon of mid-20th century modern architecture, located in Los Angeles. Charles and Ray Eames designed and constructed it in 1949 to serve as their home and studio. They lived in their home until their deaths: Charles in 1978 and Ray, ten years to the day, in 1988.

Charlotte Perriand was a woman unafraid of the unknown and her exploration of Japanese design against the backdrop of World War Two epitomized this. And so started a love affair with Japan, one that would be a part of her design life for the next 50 years.

The Bauhaus initiated a pivotal shift in the design world by celebrating function over form and minimalism over maximalism. Its founder, Walter Gropius, dreamed of “a clean and pure future” and the Bauhaus created a space where artists could “conceive, consider and create together”.