Herman Miller : the purpose of design / John R. Berry ; foreword by Eames Demetrios
- Author
- Berry, John R., MFA
- Additional Titles
- Purpose of design
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : Rizzoli, 2009.
- Edition
- Updated and rev. ed.
- Physical Description
- xi, 260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
- Contents
- Foreword / by Eames Demetrios -- Introduction / by John R. Berry -- Timeline -- A new scheme of living : Gilbert Rohde -- Designing a company : George Nelson -- New materials and processes : Charles and Ray Eames -- A design for participation : the Scanlon plan -- White-collar workers : action office and Rober Probst -- Ergonomics : Bill Stumpf -- Words, actions, policies -- Facility management : F.M.I. -- Metaform : universal design -- Miller SQA : simple, quick, affordable -- The design yard -- Aeron : Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick -- Knowledge work : resolve -- Mirra : studio 7.5 -- The design of Herman Miller for the home -- The creation of the creative office -- Embody -- Conclusion. Things to learn from Herman Miller.
- Summary
- A classic account on the work and legacy of the forefront modernist designer traces his more than seven-decade career while offering insight into his creation of accessible, stylish, and problem-solving furniture.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780847832651 (hbk.)
0847832651 (hbk.) - Note
- Previous ed.: London: Thames & Hudson, 2005.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 254) and index.
- Source of Acquisition
- Architecture copy: Purchased with funds from the Sylvia Stein Memorial Libraries Endowment; 2010.
- Endowment Note
- Sylvia Stein Memorial Libraries Endowment
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