Eames Origin Museum
English
THE UNIQUE（yui-itsu-muni)
Origin is where every journey begins.
Eames Origin Museum is a digital museum where the original spirit of Eames design resonates with the experiential value created through 22degrees, inspiring new discoveries and enriching people’s lives.
日本語
唯一無二 (THE UNIQUE)
Originから、新しい体験の旅が始まります。
Eames Origin Museumは、オリジナルデザインと22degreesが響き合い、新しい発見と体験価値を生み出し、人々の豊かな人生へとつながるデジタルミュージアムです。
Opening of the Eames Origin Museum
EAMES ORIGIN MUSEUM
Museum Development Log
ID: EOA-MDL-001
Date: June 21, 2026
Title:
Opening of the Eames Origin Museum
Abstract
On June 21, 2026, the establishment of the Eames Origin Museum within 22degrees.com was formally initiated.
The purpose of this museum is to preserve, research, document, and share the origins and historical development of the design work of Charles and Ray Eames.
Unlike conventional Eames collections or furniture-focused websites, the Eames Origin Museum is dedicated to exploring and preserving the origins of Eames design and the evolutionary journey that followed.
Background
The direct catalyst for the creation of the Eames Origin Museum was the acquisition of an original Eames Leg Splint.
The Leg Splint, developed during World War II, is widely regarded as one of the earliest practical applications of the molded plywood research conducted by Charles and Ray Eames.
This research later evolved into a series of historically significant designs, including the LCW, DCW, DCM, and ultimately the Fiberglass Shell Chairs.
In June 2026, an original Evans Products Company Leg Splint was acquired and preserved as a historical artifact.
With this acquisition, the Eames Origin Museum moved beyond the conceptual stage and became a museum project with its first preserved asset.
Mission
The Eames Origin Museum is not intended to be a furniture collection.
Its primary mission is based on four principles:
Preservation
Research
Documentation
Public Access
The museum seeks to preserve not only physical objects but also the stories, ideas, experiments, and historical context that shaped the development of Eames design.
Future Preservation Focus
The museum intends to preserve and study:
• Eames Leg Splints
• Evans LCW or Evans DCW
• Early Zenith Plastics Arm Shell Chairs
• Eames-related historical materials and documents
Particular attention will be given to early Zenith Plastics Salmon Pink Arm Shell Chairs, which are expected to become one of the core preservation themes of the museum in the years ahead.
Significance
The opening of the Eames Origin Museum marks the beginning of a long-term effort to preserve and communicate the origins of Eames design history.
Rather than focusing solely on iconic finished products, the museum seeks to illuminate the research, experimentation, and human-centered thinking that made those designs possible.
This document is hereby recorded as the first official Museum Development Log of the Eames Origin Museum.
Created:
June 21, 2026
Museum Development Log
EOA-MDL-001
Opening of the Eames Origin Museum
EAMES ORIGIN MUSEUM
Museum Development Log
ID : EOA-MDL-001
Date : June 21, 2026
Title :
Opening of the Eames Origin Museum
日本語題名：
Eames Origin Museum 開設記録
概要
2026年6月21日、Eames Origin Museumを22degrees.com内に開設することを決定した。
本ミュージアムは、Charles EamesおよびRay Eamesのデザイン活動における起源（Origin）を保存・研究・公開することを目的として設立される。
一般的なEamesコレクションや家具紹介サイトとは異なり、本ミュージアムはEamesデザインの完成形ではなく、その起源から発展の過程を記録し、未来へ継承することを目的とする。
本ミュージアム構想の直接的な契機となったのは、Eames Leg Splintの取得である。
Leg Splintは第二次世界大戦中に開発された医療器具であり、後のLCW、DCW、DCM、そしてFiberglass Shell Chairへと発展する成形技術研究の出発点と考えられている。
2026年6月、Evans Products Company製Leg Splintを取得し、実物資料として保存することが決定された。
これにより、構想段階であったEames Origin Museumは、実際の収蔵資料を有するプロジェクトとなった。
本ミュージアムは単なる家具収集を目的としない。
保存。
研究。
記録。
公開。
これら四つを基本理念とする。
今後の主な保存対象として、
・Eames Leg Splint
・Evans LCW または Evans DCW
・Zenith Plastics製初期Arm Shell Chair
・その他Eames関連資料
を位置付ける。
特にZenith Plastics製サーモンピンク個体群については、本ミュージアムの中核的保存対象として長期的な収集・研究・公開を行う予定である。
本記録をもって、
Eames Origin Museumの開設記録第一号とする。
Created:
June 21, 2026
Museum Development Log
EOA-MDL-001
Opening of the Eames Origin Museum