Photograph

Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Storage Bench – Photographs

01/01/1988

Finalized Piece of Office Furniture

Photograph of fully functioning prototype piece of office furniture.

Content of

Construction Innovation 1 Items

Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Storage bench 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

The storage bench is an upholstered rolling seat with a hinged top to allow for storage of bulk items. The funtioning prototype built was finished with acrylic laquer and corduroy upholstery, though analine dye with varnish and brocade could be ...

References

Scientific Research 1 Items

Color and Inner Light: The Eleven Color Properties

Christopher Alexander postulated that centers and the field of centers they create are the building blocks from which wholeness is made. However, he further argued that geometry alone is not sufficient, and that color is the way wholeness comes to ...

Projects 1 Items

The Personal Workplace - New System of Office Furniture 1988 to 1990

Zeeland, MI, U.S.A.

Office Furniture, Designed , Two personal offices with furniture prototypes built by C.E.S.

Herman Miller, the second largest manufacturer of office furniture in the United States, commissioned C.E.S. to develop the "personal workplace", a new system of furniture, which aimed at changing the nature of the American workplace completely. The emphasis was on ...

Drawings 1 Items

Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Storage Bench - Construction Drawings 1 1) Original document 02/12/1988

Construction Innovation, Construction Drawings, Axonometric, Section, Elevation, Details

The construction process – the engineering rationale, description and specifications with detailed drawings; 5-page document prepared for the fabrication and assembly of the storage bench by Herman Miller.