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- Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "19 Flame Resistant Casements," 1964 - Early modernist design was starkly minimal, but mid-century modern designer Alexander Girard's work challenged and expanded the movement. Girard humanized modernism through his colorful and whimsical textile, furniture, graphic, and interior designs. As the Director of Design in Herman Miller's Textile Division from 1952 until 1973, Girard designed over 300 textiles, often using bold color combinations and abstract patterns.
- 1964
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Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "19 Flame Resistant Casements," 1964
Early modernist design was starkly minimal, but mid-century modern designer Alexander Girard's work challenged and expanded the movement. Girard humanized modernism through his colorful and whimsical textile, furniture, graphic, and interior designs. As the Director of Design in Herman Miller's Textile Division from 1952 until 1973, Girard designed over 300 textiles, often using bold color combinations and abstract patterns.
- Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "20 Super Wool," 1964 - Early modernist design was starkly minimal, but mid-century modern designer Alexander Girard's work challenged and expanded the movement. Girard humanized modernism through his colorful and whimsical textile, furniture, graphic, and interior designs. As the Director of Design in Herman Miller's Textile Division from 1952 until 1973, Girard designed over 300 textiles, often using bold color combinations and abstract patterns.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "20 Super Wool," 1964
Early modernist design was starkly minimal, but mid-century modern designer Alexander Girard's work challenged and expanded the movement. Girard humanized modernism through his colorful and whimsical textile, furniture, graphic, and interior designs. As the Director of Design in Herman Miller's Textile Division from 1952 until 1973, Girard designed over 300 textiles, often using bold color combinations and abstract patterns.
- Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "13 Graph," 1964 - Early modernist design was starkly minimal, but mid-century modern designer Alexander Girard's work challenged and expanded the movement. Girard humanized modernism through his colorful and whimsical textile, furniture, graphic, and interior designs. As the Director of Design in Herman Miller's Textile Division from 1952 until 1973, Girard designed over 300 textiles, often using bold color combinations and abstract patterns.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "13 Graph," 1964
Early modernist design was starkly minimal, but mid-century modern designer Alexander Girard's work challenged and expanded the movement. Girard humanized modernism through his colorful and whimsical textile, furniture, graphic, and interior designs. As the Director of Design in Herman Miller's Textile Division from 1952 until 1973, Girard designed over 300 textiles, often using bold color combinations and abstract patterns.
- 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
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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.
- Herman Miller Action Office Concept Drawing, "Action Office Pedestal Wall Offices with Voice Scramblers," February 3, 1964 -
- February 03, 1964
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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
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Herman Miller Brochure, "Word Processing and Action Office 2," 1972
- Braniff Airliner with "Jelly Bean" Orange Livery Designed by Alexander Girard, circa 1965 - Braniff International Airways turned to architect-designer Alexander Girard when it refreshed its brand in 1965. Girard moved the airline away from its traditional color palette and toward bold hues like turquoise, orange, yellow, and blue. Girard's colors and themes spread throughout the company -- from the airplanes themselves, to ticket counters and waiting areas, to bar soaps and paper cups.
- circa 1965
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Braniff Airliner with "Jelly Bean" Orange Livery Designed by Alexander Girard, circa 1965
Braniff International Airways turned to architect-designer Alexander Girard when it refreshed its brand in 1965. Girard moved the airline away from its traditional color palette and toward bold hues like turquoise, orange, yellow, and blue. Girard's colors and themes spread throughout the company -- from the airplanes themselves, to ticket counters and waiting areas, to bar soaps and paper cups.
- Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "O Tannenbaum," December 17, 1977 - Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years. The 1977 Party theme was "German Christmas," so Powell featured the German Christmas song "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree") with a tree made of 3-dimensional die cut ornaments.
- December 17, 1977
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Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "O Tannenbaum," December 17, 1977
Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years. The 1977 Party theme was "German Christmas," so Powell featured the German Christmas song "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree") with a tree made of 3-dimensional die cut ornaments.
- Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "Smack," December 16, 1978 - Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years, four of them for the 1978 Party's "Sounds of Christmas" theme. Each poster focused on a particular sound -- "Ho Ho Ho," "Fa la la la la," "Smack," and "Jingle."
- December 16, 1978
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Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "Smack," December 16, 1978
Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years, four of them for the 1978 Party's "Sounds of Christmas" theme. Each poster focused on a particular sound -- "Ho Ho Ho," "Fa la la la la," "Smack," and "Jingle."
- Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "Jingle," December 16, 1978 - Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years, four of them for the 1978 Party's "Sounds of Christmas" theme. Each poster focused on a particular sound -- "Ho Ho Ho," "Fa la la la la," "Smack," and "Jingle."
- December 16, 1978
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Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "Jingle," December 16, 1978
Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years, four of them for the 1978 Party's "Sounds of Christmas" theme. Each poster focused on a particular sound -- "Ho Ho Ho," "Fa la la la la," "Smack," and "Jingle."