Esoteric Survey

Herman Miller timeline at their distribution center in Holland, Michigan. It was the first stop on a great tour of their facility and archives.

Eames Alley
There was so much great stuff to see in the archives.
This is the 1955 blueprint of the Eames 670 and 671. It shows a few updates to the design, including a change to the ottoman glides. 
Eames Tandem Sling Seating wood mold
DTM pattern that was used on the factory floor.
Eames chair seat and back molds
Eames DCW-U
Eames leg splints, including mahogany.
Drawers and drawers filled with Alexander Girard textiles!
Girard mirror from T&O
Girard swatches
Nelson Office airport seating prototype, Nelson Office MAA swag leg and a couple Eames chairs hiding out in the back. 

Smalls.  It's still fun to find bubbles. 
Mryton Purkiss bowl  Perfect for guacamole. Chips included. 

George Nelson, more here and here
Sori Yanagi
Heifetz, John Risley, etc.

I still get excited when I find Nelson bubbles lamps
A Bertoia kid's chair and Knoll letter tray. #alwaysbeknolling
Smalls
More iron

Isamu Kenmochi stacking stools


Irving Harper dishes (1952-1955) for George Nelson and Associates


Playing tea again
Paul Volckening ceramics and a lamp
Ceramics by Tony Hill and Wilma James. I'll do a full post about this later. 
Panelcarve sun Perfect for a rainy weekend  

Kurt Versen, Esempi, George Nelson tray and Swift and Monell stool
Boyd and Earthgender
George Nelson clock
Eames EC175-8 (1971)

Evelyn Ackerman and crew
Stan Hawk
George Nelson for Howard Miller, 1948
Flag designed by Deborah Sussman for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles More on Sussman, here

Allan Gould Book Trough-Tables, 1952
You know what it is. I needed a brown one. 
Postmodern clock, 1984. Word on the street for the last 20 years is that Memphis is the next big thing. Maybe it's time?
George Nelson Lantern Series It's amazing that any of these survived.  I found a table one a couple years back. See it here.
1964 Howard Miller Catalog Source: Flickr / Atomicpear
1962 Howard Miller Ad Source: Flickr / Heather David

Designing Home: Jews and Midcentury Modernism  Contemporary Jewish Museum  This exhibition, curated by Donald Albrecht, is a survey of contributions made by Jewish designers, architects and patrons on the midcentury modern America home.  The museum and curators did a great job on the exhibition design.
Guest curator Albrecht couldn't have selected a better group of designers. 
 Alvin Lustig
This Lustig combo deserves another angle.  The textile and Paramount chair are on loan from Elaine Lustig Cohen.
Muriel Coleman The Coleman chair is on loan from the Museum of California Design
George Nelson
George Nelson/Irving Harper marshmallow sofa and Anni Albers textiles
Marcel Breuer
Rudolph Schindler
Ben Seibel
Trude Guermonprez
Ruth Adler Schnee

Elaine Lustig Cohen
Alvin Lustig covers and Eugene Deutch ceramics 
Gregory Ain / Good Design There's a ton of gr