Before Charles and Ray Eames sculpted plywood into undulating furniture, they refined their techniques on medical devices. During World War II, the United States Navy engaged the American design duo ...

Engines Podcast The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3339: The Eames Lounge Chair and Leg Splint Episode: 3339 Cradling the Body: The Eames Lounge Chair, Leg Splint, and Good Design. Today, we feel our way ...

Casts haven’t changed much, over time. Maybe it’s because the job they have to do is so simple: Keep the limb stable, steady, and stiff. But they also have to meet other, collateral demands: For ...

Charles and Ray Eames produced the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman in 1956, when the couple was in the first flush of their success. During World War II, they had designed and made a leg splint to help ...

One of the few silver linings of a global health crisis is that it can spur major design innovation. A famous example is the molded plywood leg splint, designed by husband and wife design duo Charles ...

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Correction: This story has been updated to correct the closing date of "The World of Charles and Ray Eames” exhibit. You may or may not know their names, but you’d recognize any number of their ...