When Eames Demetrios talks about his grandparents, he loves to quote his grandfather, the iconic furniture designer, Charles Eames. “Charles liked to say the role of the designer is basically that of a good host,” he recalled in an interview with The Examiner. “A good host anticipates the needs of the guests.”

Although the husband and wife team of Charles and Ray Eames created most of their designs nearly 50 years ago, they remain among the most stylish and functional pieces of furniture in American history.