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ART // TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA
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Objective: Show ten years of Herman Miller’s — the fabeled furniture manufacturer’s stock prices (MLHR-X), as a direct correlation to design complexity. Linking historical stock exchange price data to the number of polygons that comprise each chair, FG created — for the Textile Museum of Canada, ten 1/4 scale Eames chairs held in two Eames inspired cases. Each model–chair was made of hand cut, folded, 80 lb paper.
The concepts behind MLHR-X : Eames power of 10 - Reimagining a design icon; Economies of scale; Tracking loss of sales due to knockoffs; Making good design accessible; and Perception of value.
ART // TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA
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Objective: Show ten years of Herman Miller’s — the fabeled furniture manufacturer’s stock prices (MLHR-X), as a direct correlation to design complexity. Linking historical stock exchange price data to the number of polygons that comprise each chair, FG created — for the Textile Museum of Canada, ten 1/4 scale Eames chairs held in two Eames inspired cases. Each model–chair was made of hand cut, folded, 80 lb paper.
The concepts behind MLHR-X : Eames power of 10 - Reimagining a design icon; Economies of scale; Tracking loss of sales due to knockoffs; Making good design accessible; and Perception of value.
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