Charles and Ray, Not Ray Charles
Ponder big ideas (the size of the national debt) or small (where did Clint get his wooden chair, anyway?) in style in the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, released in 1956 by designers Charles and Ray Eames, the influential husband-and-wife team. Made of molded plywood and leather, the chair was the first they designed for the high-end market. This past July, the documentary "Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter" was screened at the White House as part of a series of "NEH at the White House" events.
