essential eames: words & pictures

underlying all this work was their robust and compelling philosophy of design, which was marked by a deep commitment to the power of process and problem solving, a profound skepticism of style for its own sake, and the essential notion that the designer’s role was that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest. just as important, their work was infused with a joyous spirit, summed up in the expression “take your pleasure seriously.”

essential eames: words & pictures draws from their shared lifetime of speeches and writings, as well as an archive of nearly one million photographs taken by the eameses and their staff over a period of more than four decades.