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TL;DR Few chairs make people stop and ask the price out loud. The Eames Lounge Chair is one of them. If you have wondered why Eames chairs are so expensive, the honest answer has less to do with cost of materials and more to do with licensing, hand assembly, and seventy years of brand history. […]

Quick answer: Eames is pronounced EEMZ – one syllable, rhyming with “seems.” The surname of designers Charles and Ray Eames uses a long “ee” sound (IPA: /iːmz/), so “Eames chair” sounds like “EEMZ chair.” It does not rhyme with “James,” and it is not two syllables. If you have ever hesitated before saying it out […]