Herman Miller's Resolve Office System has just earned a place in the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
Designed by Ayse Birsel for Herman Miller, Resolve first was previewed at NeoCon 1999 and subsequently showcased in the Herman Miller NeoCon 2000 showroom as the featured systems product. Resolve has gone on to earn numerous awards and widespread praise for its design and functionality.
"Needless to say, I'm thrilled," Resolve designer Ayse Birsel said. "When I learned that Resolve was to be added to the MoMA collection, (Aeron chair designer) Bill Stumpf was one of the first people I wanted to call. The Aeron is one of my favorite products of all time, and to have Resolve similarly recognized by MoMA is a great honor."
The Aeron chair, designed by Stumpf and Don Chadwick, entered MoMA's permanent collection in 1994. Resolve is the thirty-eighth piece of original design for Herman Miller to receive this distinction.
Resolve reinvents the shape of modern office systems. Gone are the traditional right-angled, paneled cubicles. Each of Resolve's various workstation configurations, named "constellations," begins with a 120-degree angle, similar to honeycombs and snowflakes. People and technology are placed in the center of activity, rather than in a corner.
"We believe that Resolve makes a bold statement about the nature of people and work, and this acknowledgement by MoMA serves as further affirmation that we achieved that goal," said Todd Thompson, Resolve Senior Product Manager at Herman Miller. "We're proud that the world's leading modern art and design museum has selected Resolve for its permanent collection."
Founded in New York City in 1929, MoMA was the first museum to devote its programs and collection entirely to the modern movement, and the quality and diversity of the Museum's collection offers an unparalleled overview of modern and contemporary art.
MoMA is a nonprofit educational institution supported by admission and membership fees, sales of publications and services, and contributions.
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