901: After 45 Years of Working (1990)

A document of the workshop of Charles and Ray Eames at 901 Washington Boulevard (in Venice, California) and a record of its closing. This film is a document of the workshop of Charles and Ray Eames and a record of its closing in 1988 after the death of Ray Eames. This was an extraordinary space that reflected the profound vision and achievements of the Eameses
901: after 45 years of working was made out of our family's powerful feeling that the Eames Office space at 901 Washington Boulevard was a treasure that needed to preserved—at least on film. It could not be physically preserved because the entire building was condemned for earthquake safety reasons even before Ray's death in 1988.