or balancing on a beam of their just-framed house, the Eameses exuded a witty, fun-loving, all-American informality. In their designs, too, the Eames look was inviting and user-friendly.

This house, constructed in 1949 by married design pioneers Charles and Ray Eames, is a National Historic Landmark that is ...

"The Eames chair is basically meme status," said ... You feel like you're the boss of the house. That status-symbol status persists. Among men of a certain age — and bank-account size ...