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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Berry, John R. Herman Miller. New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2004 (OCoLC)643806805 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John R Berry; Herman Miller, Inc. |
| ISBN: | 0847826546 9780847826544 |
| OCLC Number: | 57419723 |
| Description: | xi, 242 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. |
| Contents: | 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 Robert Propst -- 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 -- Conclusion : things to learn from Herman Miller. |
| Responsibility: | John R. Berry. |
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Abstract:
"At Herman Miller, design is both the means and the end. Presenting fourteen carefully chosen case studies, John Berry explores the unique symbiosis of business and design that both informed the company's ethos and ensured its success. A definitive history of the powerful contributions of Herman Miller since its founding. Herman Miller: The Purpose of Design features the legendary designs of Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Gilbert Rohde, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, Ayse Birsel, and Studio 7.5."--BOOK JACKET.
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