Mid-Century Modern L-Shaped Executive Desk by Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller

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Mid-Century Modern L-Shaped Executive Desk by Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller

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This is a wonderful 1980's vintage "Burdick Group" executive desk by Herman Miller. Bruce Burdick developed this design for Herman Miller as "a workbench for executives... one that is responsive to the way an individual works". The modular design is comprised of a unique assemblage of work surfaces, paper handling and storage elements, and electronic equipment supports, located along a structural armature in whatever configuration best suits the way people work. This piece is arranged in a convenient L shape, but can be rearranged or combined with other units to create the most functional work space for the user. In 1980, the Burdick Group received design awards from the Institute of Business Designers and the Industrial Designers Society of America. The following year, Time magazine named the Burdick Group system one of the Best of 1981 for Industrial Design. The magazine described it as one of the first flexible office furniture systems to come to terms with computer terminals and other electronic office machines. These design features allow this desk to have all of the vintage charm and yet still highly useful in the modern, tech-laden office! Set includes: - Two-piece glass desktop (Dimensions: 84" L x 36" W x 29.5" H) - Dual-beam L-shaped configuration - Lower return/work surface (front-mounted) - Upper return/bookshelf (reare-mounted) - Three 3-legged base posts - Black Fiberglass Shell Desk Chair (w/ new black seat cushion) This iconic desk looks spectacular paired with the black fiberglass desk chair and is ready to go to work in your home or office!

Creator:
Bruce Burdick (Designer),Herman Miller (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 93 in (236.22 cm)Depth: 103 in (261.62 cm)
Style:
Industrial (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Aluminum,Fiberglass,Glass
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
1980s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Desk has been thoroughly cleaned and polished. Glass desk top is in excellent chip-free condition. Very minor wear to black-painted return/shelf components. Fiberglass shell chair has received a new black cloth seat cushion.
Seller Location:
Lafayette, IN
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2680328323072

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No other business of its kind did more than the Herman Miller Furniture Company to introduce modern design into American homes. Working with legendary designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson and Alexander Girard, the Zeeland, Michigan-based firm fostered some of the boldest expressions of what we now call mid-century modern style. In doing so, Herman Miller produced some of the most beautiful, iconic and, one can even say, noblest chairs, sofas, tables and other furniture ever.

Founded in 1923, Herman Miller was originally known for grand historicist bedroom suites: heavily ornamented wood furniture that appealed to a high-minded, wealthier clientele. The company — named for its chief financial backer — began to suffer in the early 1930s as the Great Depression hit, and D.J. De Pree, the company’s CEO, feared bankruptcy. In 1932, aid came in the form of Gilbert Rohde, a self-taught furniture designer who had traveled widely in Europe, absorbing details of the Art Deco movement and other modernist influences. After persuading De Pree that the growing middle class required smaller, lighter household furnishings, Rohde set a new course for Herman Miller, creating sleek chairs, tables and cabinetry that were the essence of the Streamline Moderne style.

Rohde died suddenly in 1944. The following year, De Pree turned to George Nelson, an architect who had written widely about modern furniture design. Under Nelson’s leadership, Herman Miller would embrace new technologies and materials and audacious biomorphic forms.

Some of the pieces the company produced are now emblems of 20th century American design, including the Eames lounge chair and ottoman and Nelson’s Marshmallow sofa and Coconut chair. Such instantly recognizable furnishings have become timeless — staples of a modernist décor; striking, offbeat notes in traditional environments.

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