Ray Kaiser Eames was born on December 15, 1912, in California, USA. He passed away on August 21, 1988.
After moving to New York with his family, he began to seriously study painting techniques under the tutelage of abstract painter Hans Hofmann. In 1940, he entered Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he met Charles Eames, who was then teaching industrial design. The two, attracted to each other's talents, soon married. The couple began working together on furniture made from molded plywood, which Charles had been working on at the time.
In 1941, the Eameses were commissioned by the U.S. Navy to produce splints for wounded soldiers. The splints, made from lightweight molded plywood, quickly became popular, and the couple received a flood of orders. This was their foothold, and the Eameses finally began producing furniture made from molded plywood. Although the couple faced the misfortune of having to sell their company due to bankruptcy, they presented numerous works at a solo exhibition held at MoMA in 1946. One of these was a prototype for the "Eames Lounge Chair," which would later become the brand's signature piece. These works shocked the industry, and within the same year, the couple signed a contract with Herman Miller, which became the sole distributor of the couple's work.

In 1948, they presented the "Eames Shell Chair," made of fiberglass reinforced plastic, at a "Low-Cost Furniture Design" competition hosted by MoMA. It won an award and was commercialized in 1950, realizing the couple's long-cherished dream of mass-producing furniture. They continued to release signature works such as the "Wire Chair" and "Lounge Chair & Ottoman," and their highly acclaimed works made the Eames name known worldwide. Meanwhile, in the 1960s, he began working on a variety of designs other than furniture, and in 1961 was commissioned by IBM to produce "Mathematica," an exhibition that allowed people to visually experience mathematical phenomena. In 1968, he directed the educational film "The Powers of Ten."

These efforts were recognized, and he received the Kaufman International Design Award in 1961 and the American Institute of Architects 25th Anniversary Award in 1977. In 2013, the film "The Two Eameses: Architect Charles and Painter Ray," depicting the lives of the Eameses couple, was released.