A Complete Guide For The Home Builder
By George Nelson & Henry Wright - 1945
Vitra has a great article on “The Art of Design Management: George Nelson & Fortune Magazine” you should read, if you have any interest in both the start of Nelson’s career and the influences he had on design.
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Imagine for a moment you are Isamu Noguchi’s brother. And he made this nice table for you, as a birthday present. You might think he is the greatest brother on the face of the planet.
But according to Herman Miller, that is exactly how this table’s life began. Noguchi was building this table for his sister as a gift. George Nelson (HM’s first design director) walked into his studio and fell in love with the table. Some 50 years later the table is still being produced, and is one of the most iconic pieces of furniture of all time.
If I were to look deeper, what I might take from this is great ideas or maybe some of the best ideas, occur when the pressure is off.
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