Charles and ray eames enriched the collage-like interior of their home, the eames house, with numerous objects and accessories that they brought back from their travels. A wooden bird has stood in the middle of the living room for more than seventy years, a piece that was apparently very appreciated by charles and ray, because they often used it as an accessory for their photos. Brand: vitra. Designer: charles & ray eamus. Body: solid alder, pink stained. Legs: steel wire. Origin of wood: alder wood (alnus glutinosa) from western europe and/or poland.