Charles and Ray Eames' house currently sits empty as the contents of their living room is moved to an exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, according the Los Angeles Times, titled Living in a Modern Way: California Design 1930-1965. The exhibit, opening October 1st, has a complete replica of the living room, with over 1,800 items catalogued, making it one of the key components of the show. Conservators went as far as to place all items made of organic materials, over 1,500 items, into a freezer for five days to ensure that there weren't any insects on them that could damage them.
The Eames' House, Case Study House #8, was one of over a dozen homes built in The Case Study House Program from the mid-1940s to the early 1960s. The famous house, which is visited every year from people around the world, along with the other houses in the Program were to be built using materials and and techniques derived from the experiences of World War II. This a truly iconic house!
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