The Eameses' experiments with molding plywood in the early 1940s led to many innovative pieces of furniture, including this flexible and self-supporting folding screen.

The DCM ("dining chair, metal legs") was designed in 1946. This wonderful and extremely comfortable chair has been in continuous production at Herman Miller since 1949.

Lightweight, playful, functional storage with standardized parts designed for mass production—hallmarks of Eames design aimed at all areas of a home or workspace.

The Eameses became interested in the new material fiberglass after World War II as suitable for an earlier chair design. Various versions of the plastic armchair have become ubiquitous emblems for low-cost, good design.

This famous picture of Herman Miller's most famous designers shows the founder of Herman Miller, D.J. De Pree (standing in center) with designers Robert Propst, Alexander Girard, George Nelson, Ray and Charles Eames.

Introduced in 1951, the wire chair was available with a variety of bases, with or without padding. Another example of the Eameses adapting industrial welding methods to furniture.

Ever the pragmatists, the Eameses designed this sofa to fold up for shipping and moving, reducing the elements of a sofa to a minimum and producing a elegant seat for homes and institutional settings.

Who can imagine school gymnasiums or church basements without this chair? The simplicity, durability, and practicality of this design has been evident since its introduction in 1955.

The ultimate expression of the Eameses' innovations in molding plywood, the Lounge Chair and Ottoman combine in equal measure craftsmanship and mass production techniques.

Arlene Francis, host of NBC's "Home" show, introduced Charles and Ray to television audiences in 1956, along with their now-iconic Lounge Chair and Ottoman.

These chairs resulted when Alexander Girard asked the Eameses to design quality outdoor furniture for J. Irwin Miller's new Eero Saarinen-designed house in Columbus, Indiana.

Yet another timeless product resulting from a specific project, this one to design seating for Chicago's O'Hare airport. Now seen around the world, Tandem Seating was introduced in 1962.