Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller

The Muskegon Museum of Art announced its creation of the traveling design exhibition Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller.

The exhibition opens in Muskegon on August 20, 2009, and will subsequently tour as many as 15 American cities into 2013.

The exhibition explores the collaborative problem-solving design process employed at the world-renowned and West Michigan-based furniture company, Herman Miller, Inc.

The interpretive exhibition is organized by the Muskegon Museum of Art (MMA) in collaboration with The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, drawing upon that institution's Herman Miller Design Collection - a comprehensive archive of the company's innovative processes and products.

MMA Executive Director Judith A. Hayner's long-standing interest in modern design sparked a dream of showcasing original designed artifacts along with their drawings and prototypes.

This exhibition is the fruition of her goal. "With Herman Miller operating in our back yard, it is important for the Museum to hold up and examine the process of design as its been practiced in West Michigan for nearly eight decades.

We decided to focus on case studies that explore design problems and solutions created by some of the talented artists who have created masterpieces of modern design for the company, and continue to do so today."