Exhibition

The Eames Houses

April 20 – May 10 2026

Free entry

During Milano Design Week, we host an exhibition offering the first comprehensive overview of the residential architecture of the founders of Eames Office, the American architecture and design studio. The installation, The Eames Houses, explores the enduring relevance of Charles and Ray Eames’ ideas on prefabrication, modular construction, and a human-scale approach to living. Developed through years of research and rooted in their residential projects of the 1940s and 1950s—including their own home, Case Study House No. 8—the exhibition brings together rare archival drawings, films, photographs, and scale models of eight houses. At the center of the installation, a full-scale reconstruction of an Eames structure invites visitors to experience the spatial qualities and material clarity that define their architectural vision.

Charles and Ray Eames founded Eames Office, their Los Angeles–based studio, in 1941. Together they made decisive contributions to the fields of architecture, furniture design, film, textiles, toys, exhibitions, and beyond. Through its enduring influence, Eames Office redefined the idea of a design studio in terms of vision, work ethic, and process. After Charles’s death in 1978 and Ray’s in 1988, the studio evolved from a multidisciplinary practice into a cultural and commercial organization. Led by new generations of the family, it is dedicated to communicating, preserving, and developing one of the most influential design legacies in the world. To pursue this mission, the office works closely with licensed manufacturers to bring the Eameses’ original designs to market and to share their work with new generations through educational programs, curated exhibitions, and collaborations with brands.

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Credits

A project by: Eames Office