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Herman Miller was founded in 1905 as the Star Furniture Co. Initially the company produced furniture, especially bedroom suites, in historic revival styles. [ 3 ] In 1919, it was renamed the Michigan Star Furniture Co. under then-president Dirk Jan De Pree .
The Eames Office designed a few more pieces of architecture, many of which were never put into fruition. The Herman Miller Showroom on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles was built in 1950 and the De Pree House was constructed in Zeeland, Michigan for Max De Pree, son of the founder of Herman Miller, and his growing family.
"Ball" Wall Clock, 1948–1969 Brooklyn Museum. George Nelson (29 May 1908 – 5 March 1986) was an American industrial designer.While lead designer for the Herman Miller furniture company, Nelson and his design studio, George Nelson Associates, designed 20th-century modernist furniture.
His clients include Herman Miller, PUMA, One Laptop per Child, Jawbone, Kodak, Mission Motors, See Better to Learn Better, General Electric, Swarovski, Samsung, Jimmyjane, and Prada. In 2010, Fuseproject was the top winner of the Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA IDEA/Fast Company awards with 14 winning products.
From Airstream trailers and motorcycles to crayons and Stetson hats, many iconic brands and upstarts resist the urge to push all production overseas.
Herman Miller's marketing department was initially apprehensive about selling a chair without upholstery, but the company approved the design. [3] The Aeron chair was introduced in October 1994 and priced at $1,000. [2] It was reportedly named after the Celtic god Aeron, as well as referring to aeration and aeronautics. [4] An Aeron chair at a ...
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The company was founded in New York City in 1938 by Hans Knoll. Production facilities were moved to Pennsylvania in 1950. Production facilities were moved to Pennsylvania in 1950. After the death of Hans in 1955, his wife, Florence Knoll , took over as head of the company. [ 6 ]