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Design, What's Up April 30, 2012

Looking Back: Vintage Ads

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For more than 30 years, George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames worked with Herman Miller to create iconic designs. While known for pieces like the Coconut chair, Marshmallow sofa, and molded plywood chairs, the truth is there was little these talented designers didn’t do.

From their respective offices in New York and Los Angeles, Nelson and the Eameses oversaw multidisciplinary firms that designed everything from exhibits to films to catalogs. The vintage print ads, above, are just a few examples of the graphic design contributions that defined the visual identity of the Herman Miller brand for decades.

To check out high-resolution versions of the ads,


Getting Down to Cases, 1952


New Designs by Eames, 1953


Indoor Outdoor Group, 1958


Collector’s Item, 1959


Timeline, 1960


Beware of Imitations, 1963

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Thanks a lot for sharing, any plans for reprinting these?

posted by maxwell holyoke-hirsch | April 30, 2012 at 3:31 pm

It’s something we’ve discussed. Is a reprint something you would be interested in?

posted by David Foster | May 2, 2012 at 12:47 pm

I think these are cool. We bought a poster off e-bay a few weeks ago that was from the HMI European market. I can’t rembmer what it was promoting but it’s pretty cool.

posted by Barbara Church | May 10, 2012 at 3:34 pm

These are stunning. I would definitely love to own these posters for my own.

posted by ArtsyDesigny | May 11, 2012 at 3:49 pm

Also chiming in for a reprint. I’d love a copy of that 1952 ad.

posted by Noe Perez | May 14, 2012 at 10:52 am

It’s a shame reproductions of these aren’t available in their full resolution and glory.

posted by James Hsu | May 16, 2012 at 2:50 am

Reprints of these would be awesome…

posted by Mike Webb | June 10, 2012 at 5:41 pm

The form, the color, the simplicity of the line and form, the harmonic compositions … These posters instantly bring me back the “taste” of good, honest design. Thank you for posting them.

posted by Andres Cathalifaud | October 3, 2012 at 12:24 pm

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