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Sadly, the Charles and Ray Eames piece most likely to be recognized by the general American public is that chair from the set of Frasier. But the Philadelphia Inquirer has coverage of one of their true design triumphs, their 1949 house in L.A.'s Pacific Palisades:

The glass-and-steel structure, evoking a Mondrian painting, was meant to inspire affordable housing after World War II. An Eames scholar says the house "is the most important innovation in home design since the tepee."

Read the article here.