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The lovely handwritten love letter in which iconic designer Charles Eames, born on June 17, 1907, proposed to his future wife and creative partner Ray.

The lovely handwritten love letter in which iconic designer Charles Eames, born on June 17, 1907, proposed to his future wife and creative partner Ray.

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6-17-2013
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Eventually everything connects — people, ideas, objects… the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.
15 timeless bits of wisdom from Charles Eames, born on June 17, 1907.
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6-17-2013
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My dream is to have people working on useless projects. These have the germ of new concepts.
Charles Eames
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5-7-2013
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Some lovely limited-edition Eames prints, with 100% of proceed benefiting the preservation of The Eames House. Complement with the story of Eames furniture and 100 timeless quotes from Charles Eames.

Some lovely limited-edition Eames prints, with 100% of proceed benefiting the preservation of The Eames House.

Complement with the story of Eames furniture and 100 timeless quotes from Charles Eames.

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1-19-2013
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01. Keep good company
02. Notice the ordinary
03. Preserve the ephemeral
04. Design not for the elite but for the masses
05. Explain it to a child
06. Get lost in the content
07. Get to the heart of the matter
08. Never tolerate “O.K. anything.”
09. Remember your responsibility as a storyteller
10. Zoom out
11. Switch
12. Prototype it
13. Pun
14. Make design your life… and life, your design.
15. Leave something behind.

Keith Yamashita on the 15 things Charles and Ray Eames teach us.

Or, hear it from the horse’s mouth – 15 timeless quotes by Charles Eames.

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6-19-2012
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If nothing else, a student must get from his training a feeling of security in change.
Charles Eames
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6-17-2012
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I don’t believe in this “gifted few” concept, just in people doing things they are really interested in doing. They have a way of getting good at whatever it is.

Legendary designer Charles Eames, who would have been 105 today.

On that note, how to find your purpose and do what you love.

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6-17-2012
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Eventually everything connects — people, ideas, objects… the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.
Charles Eames
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6-15-2012
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Most people aren’t trained to want to face the process of re-understanding a subject they already know. One must obtain not just literacy, but deep involvement and re-understanding.
Iconic designer Charles Eames in 15 quotes for his 105 birthday this weekend.
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