Charles Eames

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Designer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Eames_Office
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_from_the_American_Institute_of_Architects
gptkbp:birthDate 1907-06-17
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Ray_Eames
gptkbp:deathDate 1978-08-21
gptkbp:education gptkb:Washington_University_in_St._Louis
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Vitra_Design_Museum
gptkb:The_Henry_Ford_Museum
gptkbp:famousFor Innovative use of materials
Timeless aesthetics
Functional design
gptkbp:famousQuote "Take your pleasure seriously."
"The role of the designer is that of a very good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests."
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
"Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as to best accomplish a particular purpose."
"The details are not the details. They make the design."
gptkbp:field Architecture
Film
Industrial design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Eames
gptkbp:influenced Graphic design
Furniture design
Modern design
Interior_design
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Bauhaus
gptkbp:inspiration Artists
Designers
Architects
gptkbp:knownFor Architecture
Furniture design
Film making
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Eames_Foundation
gptkb:Eames_Office
Influence on modern design principles
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Eames_Lounge_Chair
gptkb:Eames_Molded_Plywood_Chair
gptkb:Eames_House
Eames Dining Chair
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ray_Eames