Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Photographs of building interior
7 7) Closer view of the front corner of the room when completed

01/01/1988

Interior View

Seven views of the first office interior for one person, built by the Center for Environmental Structure as a prototype office. It includes prototype functional pieces of furniture and mock-ups from the new office furniture system.

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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 ...

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Construction Innovations 12 Items

Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Japanese silk panels 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Panels of hand made japanese silk, no two alike; shining colors, beautiful drawing. To be used either as wall decoration mounted on the wall, or as pin boards for pinning notices and miscellaneous notes. Each panel has a cork/celotex backing ...
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Rolling file cabinet 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

A moveable personal filing cabinet, which is low enough to fit under most tables and quite small you hardly notice it in your way, but always near you when you want it. It comes with a filing box in the ...
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Wall lights & reflectors 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

System of wall lights placed at the wall-celing interface, to form a lighting cornice. The wall lights are supplied with computerized colored reflecting surfaces, that can be installed either below or above the wall light. Full scale functioning light fixture ...
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Real ceiling 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Low budget patterned ceiling surface made of prefabricated panels, which can be easily installed over the top of most existing celing systems, without affecting accessibility to services, or insulation value. Full scale functioning mockups covering the full extent of the ...
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Cuttable worksurface 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Endless desk top surface which can be installed at any length, according to the clients need. High quality soft linileum top with high gloss enamelled wooden trim; legs enamelled and removable for easy storage, with adjustable height; brackets, instead of ...
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Personal chairs 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Light-weight armchair for office use; frame of high strength monocoque construction, lacquered surface and upholstered seat in heavy duty ribbed silk. Functioning prototype was included in the 12 feet by 18 feet office interiors for one person, constructed by C.E.S.
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 ...
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Computer setup 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

A multipurpose computer-specific trolley, which can take almost any make of micro-computer inside and has room for all kinds of connections and subunits. Outside, you have only the screen, which you can put on the trolley, or on your desk, ...
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Hanging light 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

A hanging lamp with silk or paper shade, translucent, in three sizes. Full scale functioning mockup incorporated in the 12 feet by 18 feet office interiors for one person, constructed by C.E.S.
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Window place 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

A set of three panels which can be used to form a window place in any office. These panels create wall surface and header, and sill; covered with cloth. May be used with curtains. Full scale mockup incorporated in 12 ...
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Patterned carpet 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

A variety of patterns available by computer scanning and high quality textile printing techniques, makes it possible to have your own carpet, in a unique pattern, consistent with the colors of your room. Cheerful, personal, and capable of creating an ...
Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Office curtains 1988

Work of Art for Project, Office Space Element

Multi-purpose office curtains, heavy duty translucent linen, with brass rods and fixtures. May be installed in windows, over doors, on walls, over cabinets, or between spaC.E.S. to provide flexibility of use in larger rooms. Functioning prototype was included in the ...

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Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Photographs of building interior 7 7) Closer view of the front corner of the room when completed

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Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Photographs of building interior
7 7) Closer view of the front corner of the room when completed