While Bernice Kaiser is not a name well known‚ Eames is certainly a name that holds an irreplaceable position in postwar American design‚ and according to some‚ Ray and Charles Eames could even be the most important American designers of the twentieth century. From their bent plywood chair of 1946‚ to their short films‚ the Eames were a partnership that engineered innovation across the entire design spectrum. Their more than 80 short films brought awards at film festivals in the United States‚ Europe
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winding bourgeois road. Walk to the end of an unsuspecting alleyway‚ past all the gated post-modern mansions that seem to each exist in their own worlds behind lines of lush green foliage and stark white concrete walls. At the end of the road is The Eames House‚ Case Study House #8—the archetypal symbol of post-modernism. The moment you walk onto the grounds of the house‚ the world changes—removed from the bustling traffic of Pacific Coast Highway‚ away from the beachgoers indulging in the California
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o Development and movement from within the company o Gifted design teams o Commitment to doing what was right (rather than what was best) ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIONS Stopped using two species of trees for their rosewood signature piece "Eames chair" when it was discovered they came from vunerable rain forests 90% cut in trash hauled to landfills Built $11 million waste-to-energy heating and cooling plant resulting in $750‚000 annual savings in fuel and landfill costs Ceased use of
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historical behaviors related to Herman Miller’s products and markets into product development or market development . In the 1950s ‚ Herman Miller has introduced a number of new furniture designs‚ including those by Alexander Girard ‚ Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson . Moreover‚ in the 1950s ‚ Herman Miller began its first overseas expansion ‚
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Herman Miller Inc in 2012 Frank Shipper Salisbury University Steven B. Adams Salisbury University Karen Manz Author and Researcher Charles C. Manz University of Massachusetts Herman Miller was widely recognized as the leader in the office furniture industry and had built a reputation for innovation in products and processes since D. J. De Pree became president over 90 years ago. Herman Miller was one of only four companies and the only non-high-technology enterprise named to Fortune’s "Most Admired
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The Teacher’s Lounge Scenario Study Diane Hoch University of Phoenix Leadership and Collaborative Processes ADM/518 Brenda Taylor Ph.D. October 6‚ 2014 The Teacher’s Lounge Scenario Study The key issue regarding the negative learning environment at Blainey Elementary School is the breakdown of effective communication. No answers have been provided for the faculty and staff speculations‚ making it easy to understand the decline in morale at the school. With lack of additional information it is
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airport lounge may be a solution to the issue of extra waiting time. Usually‚ an airport lounge offers private meeting rooms‚ phone‚ fax‚ wireless and Internet access and other business services‚ along with provisions to enhance comfort such as free drinks and snacks. It is a place where passengers can get some work done or relax and enjoy time spent out of the office. It’s an insurance scheme as passengers never know when they might be at an airport longer than expected. In an airport lounge‚ they
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plastic‚ Charles and Ray Eames designed the high performance Eiffel chair that topped all limits in the design world. The Eiffel chairs were originally designed in metal in 1948 as an entry in The Museum of Modern Art’s International Design Competition‚ but the modern chairs caught wide attention and then were recreated for the public. Not only do the chairs look beautiful and vibrant but they are also technologically advanced for the time they were created.The Eiffel chair features the deep seat
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whenever conflict ensued between a chapter’s President and the Ritual Chair. Essentially‚ when it came time to select the chapter’s new Executive Committee for the 2017 calendar year‚ the Ritual Chair was viewed as many to most likely become the next President as she had become an extremely influential and promising leader. However‚ having a say in the new positions‚ the President did everything in her power to ensure the Ritual Chair was not selected to be the next President‚ but rather saw to it she
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Assignment Paper - Chair of Reniseneb The chair of Reniseneb dates from 1450 B.C.E. It was made during the Dynasty 18 in the New Kingdom period and belonged to a significant person in Egypt at that time‚ the scribe Reniseneb. The chair is made of ebony‚ wood and ivory. Ebony was an imported wood‚ which was said to be a better wood than the local woods such as Acacia or Sycamore. Ivory is an inlay material and was used a lot with wood to embellish any piece of furniture. The seat is a woven flat
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