Ray Eames

Ray Eames

Directing

December 15, 1912 — August 21, 1988Sacramento, California, U.S.

Ray-Bernice Alexandra Kaiser Eames was an American artist and designer who worked in a variety of media. In creative partnership with her husband Charles Eames and the Eames Office, she was responsible for groundbreaking contributions in the fields of architecture, graphic design, textile design, film, and furniture.

Known for

Powers of Ten

Powers of Ten

1977

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

2011

Bread

Bread

1953

A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe

A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe

1968

House: After Five Years of Living

House: After Five Years of Living

1955

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

1957

Toccata for Toy Trains

Toccata for Toy Trains

1957

Symmetry

Symmetry

1961

The Fabulous Fifties

The Fabulous Fifties

1960

Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street

Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street

1952

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Solar Do-Nothing Machine

Solar Do-Nothing Machine

1990

Director

Cezanne

Cezanne

1978

Director

Powers of Ten

Powers of Ten

1977

Director

Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

1976

Director

The World of Franklin and Jefferson: The Opening Of An Exhibition

The World of Franklin and Jefferson: The Opening Of An Exhibition

1976

Director

Metropolitan Overview

Metropolitan Overview

1975

Director

Kepler's Laws

Kepler's Laws

1974

Director

The World of Franklin and Jefferson

The World of Franklin and Jefferson

1973

Director

The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment

The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment

1973

Director

Nicholas Copernicus

Nicholas Copernicus

1973

Director

Exponents: A Study in Generalization

Exponents: A Study in Generalization

1973

Director

Design Q & A

Design Q & A

1972

Director

Computer Perspective

Computer Perspective

1972

Director

Alpha

Alpha

1972

Director

Banana Leaf

1972

Director

Cable: The Immediate Future

Cable: The Immediate Future

1972

Director

Clown Face!

Clown Face!

1971

Director

Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames

Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames

1970

Director

The Black Ships

The Black Ships

1970

Director

A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus

A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus

1970

Director

The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are

The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are

1970

Director

The Image of the City

The Image of the City

1969

Director

Tops

1969

Director

A Computer Glossary

A Computer Glossary

1968

Director

A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe

A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe

1968

Director

Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine

Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine

1968

Director

National Fisheries Center and Aquarium

National Fisheries Center and Aquarium

1967

Director

View from the People Wall

View from the People Wall

1966

Director

The Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution

1965

Director

IBM at the Fair

IBM at the Fair

1965

Director

The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache

The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache

1965

Director

Eratosthenes

Eratosthenes

1961

Director

Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

1961

Director

2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

1961

Director

Symmetry

Symmetry

1961

Director

Something About Functions

Something About Functions

1961

Director

IBM Mathematics Peep Show

IBM Mathematics Peep Show

1961

Director

ECS (Eames Contact Storage)

ECS (Eames Contact Storage)

1961

Director

The Fabulous Fifties

The Fabulous Fifties

1960

Director

An Introduction to Feedback

An Introduction to Feedback

1960

Director

Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

1960

Director

The Expanding Airport

The Expanding Airport

1958

Director

Toccata for Toy Trains

Toccata for Toy Trains

1957

Director

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

1957

Director

Tops (from Stars of Jazz)

Tops (from Stars of Jazz)

1957

Director

The Information Machine

The Information Machine

1957

Director

Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India

Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India

1955

Director

Two Baroque Churches in Germany

Two Baroque Churches in Germany

1955

Director

House: After Five Years of Living

House: After Five Years of Living

1955

Director

Bread

Bread

1953

Director

A Communications Primer

A Communications Primer

1953

Director

Blacktop

Blacktop

1952

Director

Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street

Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street

1952

Director

Traveling Boy

1950

Director

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Computer Perspective

Computer Perspective

1972

Producer

Banana Leaf

1972

Producer

Eratosthenes

Eratosthenes

1961

Producer

Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

1961

Producer

Symmetry

Symmetry

1961

Producer

The Expanding Airport

The Expanding Airport

1958

Producer

Toccata for Toy Trains

Toccata for Toy Trains

1957

Producer

Bread

Bread

1953

Producer

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Computer Perspective

Computer Perspective

1972

Writer

Banana Leaf

1972

Writer

Eratosthenes

Eratosthenes

1961

Writer

Symmetry

Symmetry

1961

Writer

The Fabulous Fifties

The Fabulous Fifties

1960

Writer

The Expanding Airport

The Expanding Airport

1958

Writer

Bread

Bread

1953

Writer

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Eames: The Architect and the Painter

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

2011

Self (archive footage)