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A Gathering Of Elephants

Photo: Eames Demetrios

The Eames Plywood Elephant was a children’s toy conceived in 1945 by Charles and Ray Eames but was never put into formal production. In 2007, the 100th anniversary of Charles’ birth, the Vitra Design Museum in association with the Eames Office put the toy into production in a limited edition.

To further commemorate the 100th anniversary and the elephant’s release, director of the Eames Office (and Charles Eames’ grandson) Eames Demetrios created “A Gathering of Elephants,” a stop-motion animated film, featuring the little elephants roaming LA.

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