Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
February 17 – April 21, 2013
Holding a unique position among furniture manufacturers for having cultivated the talents of a large number of modernist designers, Herman Miller has produced a significant number of pieces that are now considered icons of industrial design. Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller, interactively explores the behind-the-scenes process in designing for form and function. Featuring drawings, models, prototypes, photographs, oral histories and original objects, this extraordinary collection unveils the problems and innovative solutions in creating art with a purpose.
Curator: John R. Berry
Exhibition Design: Ted Cohen
Photo: George Nelson, Marshmallow Sofa, 1956. Photography: Frederic A. Reniecke, FAR Photography.