Products by Jack Kelley
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Nelson Pear Lotus Floor Lamp -
Nelson Cigar Lotus Floor Lamp -
Nelson Pear Lotus Table Lamp -
Nelson Ball Lotus Table Lamp -
Nelson Cigar Lotus Table Lamp -
Nelson Lantern Tripod Lamp -
Nelson Pear Tripod Lamp -
Nelson Ball Tripod Lamp -
Lino Stool -
Lino Chairs -
Nelson Cigar Tripod Lamp -
Canvas Channel -
Nelson Pear Wall Sconce -
Nelson Saucer Wall Sconce -
Nelson Ball Wall Sconce -
Nelson Cigar Wall Sconce -
Nelson Triple Bubble Lamp Fixture -
Diagonal Tray -
Nelson Ball CrissCross Bubble Pendant -
Marker/Eraser Holder -
Vertical Tray -
Nelson Pear CrissCross Bubble Pendant -
Paper Tray -
Ubi Name Tag -
Nelson Cigar CrissCross Bubble Pendant -
Ubi Cable Cleat -
Nelson Saucer CrissCross Bubble Pendant -
Formwork Paper Tray -
Ubi USB Power Module -
Nelson Lantern Bubble Pendant -
Ollin -
Formwork Media Stand -
Ubi Monitor Platform Shelf -
Nelson Propeller Bubble Pendant -
Ollin Dual -
Formwork Tissue Box -
Ubi Freestanding Shelf -
Nelson Apple Bubble Pendant -
Formwork Tall Bin -
Flo X Triple -
Ubi Attached Shelves -
Nelson Pear Bubble Pendant -
Logic Mini Vine -
Canvas Storage -
Formwork Short Bin -
Flo X Dual -
Ubi Organizers -
Nelson Ball Bubble Pendant -
Nelson Orbit Bubble Pendant -
Nelson Angled Sphere Bubble Pendant -
Nelson Roll Bubble Pendant -
Voice/Data Outlet -
Logic Mini -
Formwork Box, Large and Small -
Flo X Single -
Mini-Shelf -
Ubi Slim Screen -
Nelson Cigar Bubble Pendant -
Electrical Distributor -
Logic G1200 -
Wishbone Dual Bar -
Flo Modular -
Canvas Private Office -
Formwork Tray, Large and Small -
Pencil Holder -
Ubi Mobile Bag Catch -
Nelson Bell Bubble Pendant -
Connect Modular Power -
Logic C1000 -
Loop CPU Support -
Wishbone Plus -
Wishbone Monitor Arms Design Story -
Wishbone Monitor Arms Product Details
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Flo Dual -
Flo Monitor Arms Design Story
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Flo Monitor Arms Product Details
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Canvas Dock -
Formwork Round Pencil Cup -
Surface-Attached Tool Rail -
Formwork Pencil Cup -
Ubi Bag Hook -
Nelson Saucer Bubble Pendant -
Connect Power and Data -
Logic G1000 -
Jaw CPU Holder -
Wishbone -
Canvas Wall -
Canvas Vista -
Rail and Attachments -
Holders -
Trays -
Formwork -
Ubi Work Tools -
Nelson Bubble Lamps
“The thrill of sailing is that it puts you in communion with natural forces,” says the erstwhile divisional winner of the Queen’s Cup and other trans-Lake Michigan races. “And the thrill of computers is that they put you in control of tremendous amounts of information.”
Kelley uses his knowledge of computers as a driving force behind many of his furniture designs.
“You have to understand computers—and the people who depend on them—to design for today’s offices,”
he says.
Kelley does more than stay abreast of the latest technological developments. He gets out into the real work world, meeting face-to-face with the people whose lives he’s trying to make better—and more healthful.
Kelley has been captivated by computers since 1968, when he worked at the Stanford Research Institute with Douglas Engelbart, inventor of the world’s first computer mouse. The mouse needed a pad, so Kelley designed it—the world’s first mouse pad, an invention that brought him great satisfaction and an early understanding of the complexities of working in computer environments.
He did that work as a researcher/designer for the Herman Miller Research Corporation, headed at that time by Robert Propst, inventor of another world's first: the Action Office system. Kelley worked side-by-side with Propst throughout the 60s and early 70s and played a pivotal role in the design of many Action Office components.
During that time he also took up sailing, an avocation that dovetails nicely with his industrial design career. Both demand strict attention to detail, an understanding of obstacles, and a passion to overcome them.
“I won’t tolerate anything that doesn’t work on a sailboat,” he asserts, “so why would I tolerate anything that doesn’t work in the office?”
Kelley continues to turn that intolerance into functional and attractive products.
After more than 40 years of designing for Herman Miller, at an age when many feel awash in the tidal wave of technological advance, Jack Kelley is riding its crest.
