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Alexander Girard was the director of design for Herman Miller’s textile division from 1952 to 1973. He was asked to add an element of ‘aesthetic functionalism’ to Herman Miller’s first open-plan office system, called Action Office. He responded with more than 40 images for Environmental Enrichment Panels (1972), which are now available as quality, high-resolution…

Animated by folds and reliefs, the Timoclea Bowl, designed by Chiara Andreatti (2021), is a centerpiece that transforms an ordinary piece of fruit or flowers into a work of art. This bowl captivates with its mixture of softness and tension. Beautifully handcrafted and hand finished, the surface is enhanced by the effects of light and…

The Community Basket (2019), inspired by Shaker boxes, is carefully handcrafted from sustainably harvested white oak selected for both strength and fiber length, deftly joined by recyclable aluminum links. For this basket, ‘I wanted to build upon existing Appalachian traditions, but also Shaker traditions, which have a place in Appalachian history,’ explains designer Stephen Burks,…

John Kostick’s Foldable Stars (1965) began as models of mathematical concepts, particularly the structural-relationship principle known as tensegrity (or tensional integrity). ‘The abstract lines that define geometric forms are indicated by actual physical parts that interact synergetically,’ says the designer. ‘Thus symmetry and structural integrity are the results of the assemblage of simple linear components,…