Charles and Ray Eames are two of the most synonymous names with design. Charles Eames, the architect, and Ray Eames, the painter, were a husband and wife team that revolutionized modern furniture design. They also made extremely important contributions to the realms of architecture, fine art, graphic design, film making, and photography.

First Run Features has created a new documentary, narrated by James Franco, about the iconic duo. The film will have a limited release in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Music Hall beginning November 18th. The list of releases in other cities can be viewed here. Below is the recently released trailor.

Los Angeles is the home to a significant amount of Eames artifacts including the Eames house, located in the Pacific Palisades area just north of Santa Monica, and the former Eames studio in Venice Beach. The Eames studio served as the creative epicenter for Charles and Ray for several decades and now houses the Los Angeles design office for Continuum. I attended a design mixer at this office several months ago. Additional images and information about the event can be viewed here.

Front door of Eames house. Photograph by John Morse, June 2003. Taken with a Canon Powershot S-110 digital camera in natural light. Perspective corrected using Adobe Photoshop software. Former Eames studio. Now the location of the Los Angeles branch of Continuum Design Innovation.