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Article: Herman Miller: the Purpose of Design.(books)
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- Interior Design
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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by John R. Berry New York: Rizzoli, $60 272 pages, 250 illustrations (150 color)
In this book, John Berry, whose 16 years with Herman Miller included a stint as vice president of corporate communications, here communicates very clearly the qualities that have made the company--founded in 1905 as Star Furniture--special. Foremost among these qualities, of course, is a commitment to design, beginning with the 1931 hiring of Gilbert Rohde as chief designer and amplified after Rohde's death by the 1945 hiring of George Nelson as director of design. Nelson in turn brought Charles and Ray Eames, Alexander Girard, and Isamu Noguchi to the firm, and what followed was ...
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Article: Herman Miller Red Drives Online Furniture Sales ...
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September 25, 2001 ;
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... ... BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001 New Herman Miller RED Retail Store Creates Customer Touch ... management, and portals, today announced that Herman Miller RED, a division of Herman Miller Inc., has implemented the ATG Dynamo ...
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