Herman Miller : the purpose of design - Berry, John R., ....- (New York, N.Y. : Rizzoli, 2009)
Foreword / by Eames Demetrios -- Introduction / by John R. Berry -- Timeline -- A new scheme of living : Gilbert Rohde -- Designing a company : George Nelson -- New materials and processes : Charles and Ray Eames -- A design for participation : the Scanlon plan -- White-collar workers : action office and Rober Probst -- Ergonomics : Bill Stumpf -- Words, actions, policies -- Facility management : F.M.I. -- Metaform : universal design -- Miller SQA : simple, quick, affordable -- The design yard -- Aeron : Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick -- Knowledge work : resolve -- Mirra : studio 7.5 -- The design of Herman Miller for the home -- The creation of the creative office -- Embody -- Conclusion. Things to learn from Herman Miller.
Previous ed.: London: Thames & Hudson, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 254) and index.
Keywords: Herman Miller, Inc. -- History; Furniture design -- History -- 20th century -- United States; Industrial design -- History -- 20th century -- United States