Charles Eames Movies

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

Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane...

Animated graphic symbols presented in a constant time frame are used to diagram and explain the laws of planetary motion devised by the...

Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic...

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

"Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of...

To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to...

This film traces the design development of the Eames Sofa Compact, which folds for easy flat-pack shipping. The film, one of the first Charles and...

This film reveals design proposals for the IBM pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It incorporates photography and animation to present the...

This film was made by the Eamses on a weeks notice for a local Los Angeles TV show where jazz musicians improvised to the images live. The music that...

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

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...

A visually elegant study of water on a schoolyard playground.

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

The film sets forth the objectives of the planned Center, describes its architectural program, and gives a guided tour through a model of the...

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

A live-action film of a rare sea creature. The tiny transparent life form (only 5/8″ high) has only rarely been observed in its natural...

Interviews with the junior designers swept into the 24-7 world of "The Eamery" are the heart of this complex picture of a husband-and-wife creative...

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

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.