Ray Eames Movies

Charles and Ray produced this film for IBM’s pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Information Machine was the first...

A portrayal of the Mexican Day of the Dead consisting of still shots and narration. Deals with the special objects and events surrounding the annual...

The life and work of the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus are shown by means of images of his writings and drawings and places he was associated with.

Various kinds of tops are shown spinning.

Stop-motion animation depicts a man assembling an Eames lounge chair, sitting down to relax in it, and then disassembling it for shipment.

In 1957, Charles and Ray designed the Solar Do-Nothing Machine for Alcoa, the Aluminum Company of America. True to the Eameses’ belief that...

A promotional film for the Eames designed Polaroid Sx-70 camera.

An interesting look at the world of toy trains, shot from the perspective of the little world itself. Originally created for model train enthusiasts,...

A film record of an exhibition of the late work of Paul Cezanne, organized by The Museum of Modern Art and the Reunion des Musees Nationaux in Paris....

The concept of a mathematical function is illustrated as used in science.

A seven-screen presentation for the American pavilion at the Moscow World's Fair.

The Eames House and Studio is explored via a series of slides.

Lucia Eames chases a little boy after he steals her diary. It is one of 6 shorts made to display the use of Polavision.

Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...

The Eames design philosophy presented in the form of a series of questions posed by a curator at the Louvre and answered by Charles Eames.

This film was produced to present the Eames proposal to make an American Revolution Bicentennial celebration. The exhibition would compare and...

The lives of Franklin and Jefferson are used as prisms through which to evoke colonial America. With a dynamic timeline and a wealth of images drawn...

The short film uses a variety of familiar examples that have the feedback principle in common to present a broad view of the phenomena present in...

The process of manufacturing fiberglass chairs is shown through visuals only, with no narration.

Featuring narration by Walter Cronkite.