Charles Eames Movies

Created with imagery taken from the 19th-Century Japanese woodcuts on display in the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibition “The Japanese...

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

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.

Documentary short

Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM...

A parable, photographed in live-action, about the use of eating utensils in India. Doubling as a social commentary, this film also examines the...

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

Featuring narration by Walter Cronkite.

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

A seven-screen presentation for the American pavilion at the Moscow World's Fair.

A promotional film for the Eames designed Polaroid Sx-70 camera.

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

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...

A film by Charles and Ray Eames

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...

A live action pageant of mechanical toys, animals, puppets, cars, lead soldiers, and dolls—all set in motion. Toy buildings and photographic or...