15 Herman Miller Projects That Have Changed Our Way of Living

By the 1950s, George Nelson had begun to develop two highly versatile lines of furniture: the self-explanatory Steel Frame group and the more luxe Rosewood Group, which provided modular storage complemented by elegant silhouettes and porcelain hardware. The miniature chests and cases that were developed kept the refined materials and forms of the Rosewood Group, but replicated it at a smaller scale for smaller household items like sewing accessories, games, and jewelry. (George Nelson for Herman Miller: No. 5200-series miniature chests, advertisement designed by Will Burtin, Arts & Architecture magazine, November 1959.)