Introducing the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, where the lessons Ray and Charles left us through their body of work, and more importantly, how they approached that work, are brought to life for the next generation of curious problem solvers.

We created Kazam! Magazine to share stories about people, projects, and ideas that are shaping a better tomorrow. @langealexandra digs into the history of the Eameses' homemade plywood molding device from which we take our name. 🎨 by @viktorhachmang

Meet our chief curator Llisa Demetrios. Llisa not only brings her experience as a sculptor and archivist to her role, but as one of Ray and Charles' five grandchildren, can offer a deeply personal perspective on their approach to just about everything. 📷 by Nicholas Calcott

The Eames Collection contains thousands of artifacts ranging from handmade prototypes and furniture components, to exhibition elements and folk art. It contains personal ephemera from Ray and Charles as well as the tools they used to do their work. 📷 by @nicholascalcott

For over twenty years the #EamesRanch has been home to a flock of Corriedale and Shetland sheep and their faithful guard llama Lulu. In our quest to serve as a laboratory for regenerative agriculture we practice seasonal, rotational grazing. 📷 by @nicholascalcott

The Eameses’ quest to create a comfortable and affordable shell chair from a single material led to two iconic designs. Our online exhibit “Form Follows Formulation” charts the circuitous origins and radical premise behind the Eameses’ fiberglass and wire chairs.

Tokyo-based architect #keijiashizawadesign founded 石巻工房 Ishinomaki Laboratory in 2011 as a way to help rebuild Ishinomaki, Japan, the coastal city ravaged by tsunamis after the Great Tōhoku earthquake.

The brand’s products were initially conceived as easy to produce DIY designs that could be made with simple tools and materials to serve a community in need, but, with their refined simplicity, soon gained international appreciation.

In a novel approach to global distribution, the company introduced Made in Local, an initiative whereby makers in different geographies produce the designs from local materials.

The program has grown to include workshops in Manila, Singapore, Berlin, London, Guadalajara, Busan, Copenhagen, and Detroit where @IshinomakiLab partners with Brightmoor Makerspace and foregoes their design and licensing fees to focus on training a new generation of woodworkers.

Click through for @dianabudds story on this unique transnational vision for building creative and resilient communities through design. 📷 by @nickhagenphoto eamesinstitute.org/kazam-magazine…

Our chief curator @llisademetrios shared twenty years on the ranch with her mother Lucia Eames—living, learning, playing, and working together. For more on their special bond, scroll over to our homepage eamesinstitute.org

As our team catalogs the Eames Collection, we wanted to offer a weekly glimpse into their world with #EIFridayFinds. For #NationalLetterWritingMonth it seemed appropriate share a #rebus letter Charles Eames sent Lucia in 1935. Hit us up with your best guess as to what it says.

Designed by San Francisco–based architect William Turnbull and built in 1992, our barn is currently undergoing a series of upgrades during our multi-year renovation project.

While World War II raged overseas, the newlywed Eameses turned their expertise of molding plywood and their user-centered approach to problem-solving design to assist the war effort. Visit our online exhibit “Plywood During the War” for more. #EamesCollection

For our inaugural Design Q&A, we turned to @MASSDesignGroup architect Caitlin Taylor, who in addition to her role as principal and director of the Food Systems Design Lab at MASS also runs Four Root Farm with her partners. 📷 by @adriannaglaviano

@LlisaDemetrios goes behind the scenes to recount how her childhood memories of Ray and Charles come full circle in her new role as chief curator of the Eames Institute. eamesinstitute.org/kazam-magazine… 📷 by Charles & Ray Eames