Photograph

Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Personal Chair – Photographs

01/01/1988

Finalized Piece of Office Furniture

Professional photograph of fully functioning prototype piece of office furniture.

Content of

Construction Innovation 1 Items

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.

References

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: Personal Chair - Sketches 2 2) Elevations and seat plan 02/02/1988

Construction Innovation, Sketches, Perspective, Elevation

Two pages of pencil sketches by Christopher Alexander for the work armchair.