
Action Office Wall-Mounted Desk
<p>In the 1960s, Herman Miller designers George Nelson and Robert Propst set out to liberate white-collar workers from factorylike rows of desks and typewriters. Their solution was the <em>Action Office<em>, a suite of furniture that allowed the office worker to move among pieces well suited to each task, such as a standing desk and mobile meeting station. The system was colorful, well built, and dynamic, yet it was eventually redesigned after poor sales, leading to the creation of what we now know as the ubiquitous and dull cubicle.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1964
- Dimensions
- Desk piece: 39.4 × 123.2 × 61.6 cm (15 1/2 × 48 1/2 × 24 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- George Nelson
Artist
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Record
Verified by Watts Index- Artist
- George Nelson
- Year
- 1964
- Dimensions
- Desk piece: 39.4 × 123.2 × 61.6 cm (15 1/2 × 48 1/2 × 24 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1964-135586
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified
