Herman Miller

Herman Miller was founded in 1906 and was originally named the Michigan Star Furniture Company. In 1909 it changed to the Michigan Furniture Company. D.J. Dupree became president of the company in 1919 and his father-in-law, Herman Miller, gave him money to stabilize the company. Therefore D.J. changed the name of the company to Herman Miller. In 1933 the first line of modern furniture was exhibited in Chicago. Designer George Nelson created the Herman Miller logo along with various chairs for the company. Ray and Charles Eames were designers for the company. They designed everything from leg splints to the Solar Powered Do Nothing Machine. Alexander Girard was the firm's textile designer. Max Dupree took over the company. Robert Propst came up with the idea of action office for the company. Bill Stumpf created the most popular chair for the company. The company is located in Zealand, MI and Holland, MI. 

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Peer Reviews

Scott's blog was very informative and his video was very interesting.

Ashley's post was well thought out and her pictures were excellent.

Art Deco: 1920's

The Art Deco movement began at the world fair in Paris, France in 1925. It quickly traveled to the United States. World War I had just ended and people wanted to move away from functionalism. Art Deco is primarily associated with furniture, lamps, textiles, and jewelry. Many Art Deco designers incorporated exotic materials into their works such as ebony, shagreen, zebrawood, and ivory. They were also fascinated by skyscrapers. Designers of this period include Eileen Gray, Paul Frankl, and Joseph Urban. 

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Modernism Peer Reviews

Tiziri gave good background information on Internationalism along with using awesome pictures to represent Le Corbusier's work.

Miryam's blog was well written and the pictures describe the movement well.

Modernism: Le Corbusier

 Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris was born in Switzerland in 1887. In 1917, he moved to Paris, where he took the name "Le Corbusier." He started his career with engraving watch faces. He eventually became interested in art and decoration. He worked on a few local architecture projects. He built his first house in 1907. His designs were anti-cubism. One of his most famous quotes is "A house is a machine to be lived in."

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Emergence of Modernism Peer Reviews

I really like Paige's layout. Her information was well thought out and her pictures were well chosen.

Angie's blog was also well written. Her information was well organized. Her photos were excellent.

Emergence of Modernism: Frank Lloyd Wright

The emergence of Modernism began in 1900 ans continued until the 1950's. It focused on functionalism while embracing industrial design. One of the pioneers of Modernism was Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He worked in the Adler and Sullivan offices in Chicago. He invented organic architecture using unity in planning, materials, structure and site. He created the "architecture of democracy." In 1893, he started his own practice in Oak Park, Illinois.

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EXTRA CREDIT:
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West (School of Architecture)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMiLkPFJ7LE