Model & Mock-up

Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Work Armchair models

01/01/1988

Model

Two paper models of the work armchair, presented in five photographs.

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Construction Innovation 1 Items

Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Work armchair 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

An easy chair at normal workchair height, suitable for conferences, working at a work table and relaxing. Upholstered in durable corduroy, with sprung seats padding and wide comfortable arms. Functioning prototype was included in the 12 feet by 18 feet ...

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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 ...

Public Events 1 Items

"Designed in California - Rise of the User" Exhibition 01/03/2018 to 30/05/2018

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Exhibition

The exhibit was held in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Christopher Alexander participated in it with the works developed for the “Herman Miller Furniture System” CES project, in which the role of the users in shaping their ...