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George Nelson & Associates

CSS (Comprehensive Shelving System)

Herman Miller
USA, 1959
walnut, enameled and brushed aluminum, polished aluminum, laminate, acrylic 95 h × 130 w × 72 d in (241 × 330 × 183 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $4,064
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System is comprised of four uprights, seven shelves, one open letter storage cabinet, one magazine shelf, one desk, and one cabinet featuring four drawers.
literature: George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher, von Vegesack and Eisenbrand, pg. 245 Design for Living: Furniture and Lighting 1950-2000, Hanks and Hoy, ppg. 54-55

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No design can exist in isolation. It is always related, sometimes in very complex ways, to an entire constellation of influencing situations and attitudes. What we call a good design is one which achieves integrity—that is, unity or wholeness—in balanced relation to its environment.

George Nelson

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