Herman Miller 1940 Catalog by Leslie Pina Swallowtail Tackles

Swallowtail Tackles

Over 100 profusely illustrated pages with many period photographs of WWII German War booty being liberated

Friedberg provides an overview of the Hermann family history and the company's origins

with Swivel Head

Herman Miller 1940 Catalog by Leslie Pina Swallowtail TacklesTable of Contents The Herman Miller Furniture Company was devoted to manufacturing period reproduction furniture until pioneer industrial designer Gilbert Rohde walked into their Grand Rapids showroom in 1930. A devout modernist, Rohde convinced D. J. De Pree to focus on modern furniture throughout the 1930s, and to produce exclusively modern furniture by the time Rohde died in 1944. This exact reprint of the 1939 product catalog and supplement from