TY - BOOK AU - Berry,John R. TI - Herman Miller: the purpose of design SN - 9780847832651 AV - NK 2439 .H42 A4 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Rizzoli KW - Herman Miller, Inc KW - History KW - fast KW - sears KW - Furniture design KW - United States KW - 20th century KW - Industrial design N1 - Previous edition: London: Thames & Hudson, 2005; Includes bibliographical references (page 254) and index; 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 N2 - A classic account on the work and legacy of the forefront modernist designer traces his more than seven-decade career while offering insight into his creation of accessible, stylish, and problem-solving furniture ER -