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- Action Office Project Drawing by Robert Propst, April 1, 1964 - Action Office, conceptualized by Robert Propst with final design by George Nelson, was rooted in Propst's research into office function and worker behavior. The system was not a commercial success: manufacturing costs were high, and it was, in Propst's words, "too showy and bright for serious consideration as a middle management tool." Propst went on to design the hugely successful Action Office 2 cubicle-based system.
- April 01, 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Action Office Project Drawing by Robert Propst, April 1, 1964
Action Office, conceptualized by Robert Propst with final design by George Nelson, was rooted in Propst's research into office function and worker behavior. The system was not a commercial success: manufacturing costs were high, and it was, in Propst's words, "too showy and bright for serious consideration as a middle management tool." Propst went on to design the hugely successful Action Office 2 cubicle-based system.
- Herman Miller Action Office Concept Drawing, "Action Office Pedestal Wall Offices with Voice Scramblers," February 3, 1964 -
- February 03, 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Action Office Concept Drawing, "Action Office Pedestal Wall Offices with Voice Scramblers," February 3, 1964
- Herman Miller Brochure, "Word Processing and Action Office 2," 1972 -
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Brochure, "Word Processing and Action Office 2," 1972
- Executive Side Chair, 1948 - Finnish-American architect and designer Eero Saarinen grew up at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in nearby Bloomfield Hills, after his father designed the campus and became its first president. The relationships Saarinen cultivated at Cranbrook had lasting influence. This chair was produced by Knoll furniture company, then headed by a Cranbrook friend and classmate, Florence Schust Knoll, alongside her husband.
- 1948
- Collections - Artifact
Executive Side Chair, 1948
Finnish-American architect and designer Eero Saarinen grew up at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in nearby Bloomfield Hills, after his father designed the campus and became its first president. The relationships Saarinen cultivated at Cranbrook had lasting influence. This chair was produced by Knoll furniture company, then headed by a Cranbrook friend and classmate, Florence Schust Knoll, alongside her husband.
- Scale Model of Buroplan Office System, 1978-1983 -
- 1978-1983
- Collections - Artifact
Scale Model of Buroplan Office System, 1978-1983
- Presentation of the Herman Miller Action Office System, circa 1968 -
- circa 1968
- Collections - Artifact
Presentation of the Herman Miller Action Office System, circa 1968
- Time Lapse Study Sheet for Action Office System, "3-Man Conference Body Location Pattern" -
- Collections - Artifact
Time Lapse Study Sheet for Action Office System, "3-Man Conference Body Location Pattern"
- Herman Miller Advertisement, 1961, "The Quality of Every Piece From the Eames Chair Collection..." -
- 1961-1962
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Advertisement, 1961, "The Quality of Every Piece From the Eames Chair Collection..."
- "Lying Down On The Job," Herman Miller Advertisement, March-April 1956 -
- 10 March 1956-07 April 1956
- Collections - Artifact
"Lying Down On The Job," Herman Miller Advertisement, March-April 1956
- Catalog for Herman Miller Furniture, "EOG-Executive Office Group," 1942 -
- 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Catalog for Herman Miller Furniture, "EOG-Executive Office Group," 1942