Original 1955 'Herman Miller Collection' Catalog
A staggeringly rare salesman's catalogue.
This third and final hardback Herman Miller catalog was released in 1955, sporting double inverted Herman Miller logos in orange and yellow atop a beautiful cover of textured canvas.
The catalog was released to some fanfare, with marketing adverts depicting its launch and availability appearing alongside those of the products themselves. Building on the success of the 1952 hardback release, this version would see a near 30% increase in page and product numbers with designs from George Nelson generally dominating. As one would expect of the year, the Eames designs to feature include the fiberglass molded side and arm, Compact Sofa and wire chairs.
The catalog begins with a beautifully written foreward from George Nelson and is well organized into furniture type categories (a move away from the ‘by designer’ sections of the previous catalogs).
Finding this catalog in a clean and presentable condition is incredibly rare today. The catalog available in this auction is in extremely good original condition as shown in the photos.
Approx 70 pages in colour and black and white
9.5” High x 12.75” Wide
£5.oo UK Postage
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