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Charles Ormond Eames Jr. (June 17, 1907 – August 21, 1978) was an American designer, architect and filmmaker. In professional partnership with his spouse Ray Kaiser Eames, he was responsible for groundbreaking contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts. Biography Childhood Charles was born in St. Louis to Charles Eames Sr., a railway security officer, and Marie Adele Celine Eames (née Lambert) on June 17, 1907. He had one elder sibling, a sister called Adele. Charles attended Yeatman High School and developed an early interest in architecture and photography. Education Charles studied architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis on an architecture scholarship. After two years of study, he left the university. Many sources claim that he was dismissed for his advocacy of Frank Lloyd Wright and his interest in modern architects. The university reportedly dropped him because of his "too modern" views. Other sources, less frequently cited, note that while a student, Charles Eames was also employed as an architect at the firm of Trueblood and Graf. The demands on his time from this employment and his classes led to sleep-deprivation and diminished performance at the university.

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Notable quotes

“I have never been forced to accept compromises but I have willingly accepted constraints.”
— Charles Eames, interview in: Domus, monthly review of architecture interiors design art, Nr. 482-493, 1970; Cited in: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1980) Proceedings of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. p. 77
“Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects... the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.”
— Attributed to Charles Eames in: Georgia Bizios (1998) Architecture Reading Lists and Course Outlines. p. 494
“One could describe Design as a plan for arranging elements to accomplish a particular purpose.”
— In answer of the question: What is your definition of Design?
“[Design is] an expression of purpose. It may, if it is good enough, later be judged as art.”
— In answer of the question: Is Design an expression of art?
“Choose your corner, pick away at it carefully, intensely and to the best of your ability and that way you might change the world.”
— p. 90: Also cited in: AA Files: Annals of the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Nr. 31-32 (1996). p. 111
“Designers should only innovate as a last resort.”
— p. 373: Attributed to Charles Eames

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Notable quotes

“I have never been forced to accept compromises but I have willingly accepted constraints.”
— Charles Eames, interview in: Domus, monthly review of architecture interiors design art, Nr. 482-493, 1970; Cited in: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1980) Proceedings of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. p. 77
“Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects... the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.”
— Attributed to Charles Eames in: Georgia Bizios (1998) Architecture Reading Lists and Course Outlines. p. 494
“One could describe Design as a plan for arranging elements to accomplish a particular purpose.”
— In answer of the question: What is your definition of Design?
“[Design is] an expression of purpose. It may, if it is good enough, later be judged as art.”
— In answer of the question: Is Design an expression of art?
“Choose your corner, pick away at it carefully, intensely and to the best of your ability and that way you might change the world.”
— p. 90: Also cited in: AA Files: Annals of the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Nr. 31-32 (1996). p. 111
“Designers should only innovate as a last resort.”
— p. 373: Attributed to Charles Eames

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).