Charles Eames
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Charles Eames was an influential American designer and architect best known for his innovative furniture designs and contributions to mid-century modern design alongside his wife, Ray Eames.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Eames canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9135340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Eames Context triple: [Mid-century modern architecture, hasNotableArchitect, Charles Eames]
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Florence Knoll
Florence Knoll was an influential American architect and designer who revolutionized modern corporate interiors and co-led the Knoll furniture company’s rise to prominence in mid-20th-century design.
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B.
Alexander Girard
Alexander Girard was a prominent 20th-century American designer known for his vibrant, folk-inspired modernist textiles, interiors, and furniture, particularly for Herman Miller.
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C.
Eames Demetrios
Eames Demetrios is an American filmmaker, author, and geographer of the fictional "Kcymaerxthaere" project, known for his work in storytelling, design, and public art installations.
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D.
Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect renowned for his innovative, sculptural modernist designs, including landmarks such as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport.
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E.
Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi was a renowned 20th-century Japanese American artist and landscape architect celebrated for his modernist sculptures, furniture, and public spaces that blend art, design, and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Eames Target entity description: Charles Eames was an influential American designer and architect best known for his innovative furniture designs and contributions to mid-century modern design alongside his wife, Ray Eames.
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A.
Florence Knoll
Florence Knoll was an influential American architect and designer who revolutionized modern corporate interiors and co-led the Knoll furniture company’s rise to prominence in mid-20th-century design.
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B.
Alexander Girard
Alexander Girard was a prominent 20th-century American designer known for his vibrant, folk-inspired modernist textiles, interiors, and furniture, particularly for Herman Miller.
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C.
Eames Demetrios
Eames Demetrios is an American filmmaker, author, and geographer of the fictional "Kcymaerxthaere" project, known for his work in storytelling, design, and public art installations.
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D.
Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect renowned for his innovative, sculptural modernist designs, including landmarks such as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport.
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E.
Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi was a renowned 20th-century Japanese American artist and landscape architect celebrated for his modernist sculptures, furniture, and public spaces that blend art, design, and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
designer
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furniture designer ⓘ industrial designer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Museum of Modern Art Good Design Award
NERFINISHED
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Royal Gold Medal (RIBA) (with Ray Eames) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounder | Eames Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-06-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-08-21 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Herman Miller
NERFINISHED
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Vitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Eames Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Eames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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exhibition design ⓘ film making ⓘ furniture design ⓘ industrial design ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Ormond Eames Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasCollaborator | Ray Eames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | mid-century modern furniture design ⓘ |
| movement | Mid-century modern ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableProject | Case Study House No. 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Eames Aluminum Group chairs
NERFINISHED
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Eames House (Case Study House No. 8) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman NERFINISHED ⓘ Eames Molded Plastic Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ Eames Molded Plywood Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ LCW (Lounge Chair Wood) NERFINISHED ⓘ film "Powers of Ten" (producer/director with Ray Eames) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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designer ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| partnerInBusiness | Ray Eames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Catherine Woermann
NERFINISHED
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Ray Eames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | functionalism ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
aluminum
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fiberglass-reinforced plastic ⓘ molded plywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Eames Description of subject: Charles Eames was an influential American designer and architect best known for his innovative furniture designs and contributions to mid-century modern design alongside his wife, Ray Eames.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.