Bernice “Ray” Kaiser saw herself as an artist. After studying in New York, she married architect Charles Eames, and together they changed the world of furniture — and a lot more.

But since her death in 1988, Ray Eames has been moving back to the center of the picture. Or rather, ... She was born Bernice Kaiser in 1911 in Sacramento, ...

1912: Alexandra “Ray” Kaiser born in Sacramento. Circa 1919: Charles’ father, an avid amateur photographer, dies. 1920-28: Charles teaches himself photography.

From 1968 to 1978, the Eames preferred to refine earlier iconic furniture pieces with new materials and more-of-the-moment concerns like how ergonomics could be put to use to help sedentary office ...

Eames Family Collection. Ray Kaiser: Paper doll and dress, early 1930s. Eames Family Collection. Charles and Ray Eames: The Eames House, 1949.

Ray, born Bernice Alexander Kaiser in Sacramento, ... “Charles and Ray Eames did more to change the public perception of modern design than just about anyone else in the 20th century. ...

Whereas he and Ray Eames fine-tuned their work to solve “problems” like how to sit comfortably in a dining room chair, and stopped testing variations once the goal was met, Lucia Eames’s ...

Remembering Eames. ”A Tribute to Charles Eames,” featuring films, furniture and objects designed by the renowned architect, is featured at the Merchandise Mart. Films on Eames` work can be ...

Ray Eames (December 15, ... Nicknamed Ray-Ray by her family, Bernice Alexandra Kaiser was born in Sacramento, California. Her artistic talent was recognizable from a young age, ...

As Ray Eames herself would put it, "what works is better than what looks good. ... Charles Eames and Bernice Alexandra "Ray" ...

“Past as Prologue: The Last Decade of Furniture Design by Ray and Charles Eames (1968-1978)” will be staged in San Francisco until early January.