Lucia Eames ( 1930-2014 )

Lucia Eames, daughter of Charles Eames, passed away on 1st April this year. We are mourning the loss of a dear friend and our partner of many years who worked with us on the Eames Project.

After the death of Ray Eames (1988), she came into the Eames inheritance and took over the Eames Office. Together with Lucia and her son, Eames Demetrios, we were able to issue publications, create and design re-editions of Eames products and put on the Eames exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum. We have Lucia to thank that the Vitra Design Museum was able to inherit so much of the legacy left behind by Charles and Ray Eames. Our Eames collection was also enriched by gifts from Lucia. The Eames Office shall remain our contact for all questions relating to the work of Charles and Ray Eames. It is now run by Eames Demetrios. He and his siblings put together publications, presentations and exhibitions to spread the ideas of Charles and Ray Eames. They also look after the maintenance of the Eames House and make it open to the public.

Charles and Ray Eames were the great defining figures for Vitra. We have Lucia and her family to thank that the Eames bond was never broken. It is this bond and the security it gives us that allow us to continue exploring and disseminating the work of Charles and Ray Eames.

Rolf Fehlbaum
Nora Fehlbaum

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