Unfortunately I arrived late to class, but when I did he was talking about designers Ray and Charles Eames, a married couple designing for Herman Miller. They not only were furniture designers but they were also, architects, fabric designers, and video makers. He mentioned a video to look on YouTube that they created, called The Power of Ten, which is in a link below. Many of their furniture contains layers plywood, that was inspired from one of their earlier designs, surprisingly enough a leg splint.
He also touched the topic on the fabric designer that was influential at Herman Miller, Alex Girard. Then he went into the Action Office design which changed the way offices were set up for ever. This was created by Robert Propst. This was a revolutionary creation that allowed companies to have more employees in the same amount of space, increasing the amount of work being done, later saving money. This is something that was sought after, but also made Propst angry and later not take recognition for the design.
An expensive yet iconic chair that is in many art museums is called the Aeron Chair, which was designed by Bill Stumpf. This was the first chair that utilized the mesh, and even the use of mesh being the entire support as well as the lower back support that is patented by Herman Miller. This chair is truly the symbol for ergonomics and the focus on the user, and ergonomics.
It is important to note that Herman Miller does not have its own designers but rather contracts with outside individuals so that they have a clean free mind of design. It was also interesting to add how important the environment is to Herman Miller. The amount of trash that they take out each day is small enough to fit in a grocery bag. Also, to get rid of wasps on the land of their office, they did not kill them but rather naturally removed them by bringing in thousands of honey bees.
https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0
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