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Charles and Ray Eames’s Greatest Hits

The work of Charles and Ray Eames—the husband-and-wife team who turned furniture design on its head—is as extraordinary as ever in these joyous interiors from the AD archive
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    At the sophisticated Madrid home of decorator Isabel López-Quesada, a white Eames lounge chair and ottoman sit next to a 17th-century French chimneypiece.

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    A white Eames swivel chair by Herman Miller completes the monochromatic motif of a New York City office.

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    At the home office of Hank Azaria, a fleet of Eames swivel chairs surrounds a custom-designed poker table.

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    In the blue-hued study of Jay McInerney and Anne Hearst’s New York City home, an Eames swivel chair accompanies a Jansen desk.

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    A black Eames lounge chair adds a modern touch to fashion designer Jenni Kayne’s rustic Los Angeles bedroom.

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    A black Eames swivel chair anchors author Judy Blume’s Florida office, designed by Malcolm James Kutner.

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    Two 1946 Eames rosewood chairs for Herman Miller complete the seating area of a glam Hollywood Hills home.

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    At veteran art director Charles Churchward’s mod Arizona retreat, an Eames lounge by Vitra sits below a massive canvas of Churchward’s own creation.

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    A Connecticut kitchen, joyously updated by designer India Mahdavi, features a colorful suite of Eames side chairs by Vitra.

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    A work by Michael Craig Martin presides over an Eames lounge and ottoman in a New York City home conceived by designer Vicente Wolf.

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    At a chic California home, vintage wire Eames chairs for Herman Miller surround a steel-and-glass dining table by Van Keppel-Green.

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