Eames: The Architect & The Painter Page #2

I mean, there wasn't ever

any kind

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of routine.

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There were no

"regular meetings."

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WOMAN:
Because I did not have

a design degree,

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many of the people

in the Office thought

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I probably shouldn't be there,

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but Charles had

a differentattitude.

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And he said this to me...

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"I can teach you

how to draw.

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"If you can think

and you can see,

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and you can prove that to me,

you can work here."

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[Tune chiming]

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FRANCO:
For four decades,

901 Washington Boulevard

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in Venice Beach, California,

was one of the most

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creative addresses on Earth.

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Dozens of gifted young designers

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cut their teeth within the walls

of the studio.

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But the vision for the Office

came from the top.

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CHARLES EAMES:
We have to have

a place where you can recognize

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where you're going

when you start out.

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FRANCO:

Modern design was born

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from the marriage

of art and industry.

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The Eames Office was born

from the marriage

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of Ray Kaiser...

a painter who rarely painted...

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and Charles Eames...

an architecture school dropout

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who never got his license.

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"Eventually, everything

connects," Charles said.

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Furniture, toys, architecture,

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exhibitions, photography,

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and film were all connected

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in the wild, whimsical world

of the Eames Office.

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MAN:
Charles and Ray Eames

wanted to bring

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the most magnificent experiences

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that you could have

with your eyes

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to the largest number of people.

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I don't think there's anything

more important

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for an artist to want to do.

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