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- This Stool, in the collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, is constructed with a pronged aluminum pedestal base with three extended feet. The base supports a padded seat which is upholstered with leather. This is stool is the prototype for those made for the LaFonda del Sol restaurant in New York City. Herman Miller Trade Name: prototype
- Date Issued:
- [1945 TO 1960]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Grand Rapids Art Museum
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Casting, in the collection of the Oakland Museum of California, is a sofa casting made of metal and painted silver. This sofa casting is the first casting for a Soft Pad Sofa. Herman Miller Trade Name: Prototype for Soft Pad Sofa
- Date Issued:
- 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Oakland Museum
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- Chadwick's Modular Seating is made of Urethane foam cushioning molded over plywood, steel, and molded polystyrene structure. The base is molded, black polystyrene. The molded polystyrene connector is then riveted to a steel bar.
This object, in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, was a prototype for the production version which included interchangeable seats that can be formed to a custom design thanks to multiple seating arrangements in lounge seating height. The seating can be linked together in any combination with fastener-less connectors in custom layouts from straight line and serpentine line with practically unlimited lengths to full circle. The removable connectors maintain the multiple module arrangements in their custom form and provide for quick rearrangement into another form. One pair of connectors is required for the joint between each module. Each module is neatly tailored and has fully upholstered front, back, and sides for application as either end or interior seat of an arrangement. Arrangement can be made with straight module with parallel sides; inside and outside wedge modules with 22. 5 degree sides; wedge modules provide quarter circle arrangement; 8 wedge modules provide half circle; 16 wedge modules provide full circle all with seating facing either inside or outside as specified; A single straight module provides a complete chair; 3 straight modules with two pair connectors provides a complete 84 inch wide sofa, convertible in moments to a 56 inch wide sofa and a single chair, or to three single chairs. [Source: 1974 Herman Miller, Inc. Trade Catalog. ] Price history varies with module and fabric from $292. 00 to $395. 00. Herman Miller Trade Name: Straight Module Herman Miller Series: Chadwick Modular Seating Product Number: CM 101
- Date Issued:
- [1974 TO 1994]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Chair Shell, in the collection of the Oakland Museum of California, consists of a molded, dark gray plastic shell.
This shell form was developed for LaFonda del Sol Restaurant, New York City and appears to be a prototype. Herman Miller Trade Name: Prototype for 1730-1 Arm Chair Herman Miller Series: 1700 Product Number: 1730-1
- Date Issued:
- [1961 TO 1975]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Oakland Museum
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Arm Chair, in the Collection of The Henry Ford, consists of molded fiberglass with dark brown padded hopsak upholstery that has a ten-inch opening between the back and seat. The shell sits on a tilt, swivel four blade metal base on black casters.
A chair matching this description cannot be found in any Herman Miller Trade Catalogues. This confirms that it is probably a prototype. However, the base does suggest a date circa 1963.
- Date Issued:
- 1963-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Sofa Prototype Group, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of five components; four prototype shells and one finished version. The finished version has one large tan-gray hopsack padded upholstered cushion with tan vinyl edging over a molded white plastic shell. The one-piece shell seats two. The frame is made of a single piece of metal with four feet that have white plastic glides and black rubber shock mounts.
The four prototype sofas are made of different shades of red and gray plastic shell molds.
The finished sofa is Accession # 89. 177. 37. 1. The prototypes are Accession #'s 89. 177. 37. 2 - 89. 177. 37. 5.
- Date Issued:
- 1969-08-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Office Chair, in the collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, is constructed with brown molded plastic for the shell and base. The base is circular in shape. This is a prototype for the molded plastic office chair. There were only about one dozen chairs made like this. Product Number: Prototype
- Date Issued:
- [1945 TO 1972]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Grand Rapids Art Museum
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection