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A rare opportunity to buy a stunning post modern desk designed in 1981 by bruce burdick for herman miller.
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A rare opportunity to buy a stunning post modern desk designed in 1981 by bruce burdick for herman miller.
burdick’s first product for herman miller was the 'burdick group system', a unique assemblage of work surfaces, storage elements, and electronic equipment supports, all attached along a structural extruded aluminium beam in an endless variety of configurations.
this particular desk comprises of two split level worktops, a two drawer cabinet, three magazine/book stands and an accessory stand, all of which either clip or bolt onto the central aluminium beam. The underside of the beam includes inbuilt cable holders and one of the legs features an external conduit to keep electrical cabling out of sight. Each leg has three feet, each foot has height adjustable ’toes’. Stamped herman miller twice to the underside.
the desk is very robust and is therefore in super period condition. Both writing surfaces have areas of age-related wear, the aluminium beam is missing both its end caps, one of the filing trays has a cigarette burn to the top, the drawer section is missing the key.
the burdick group received design awards from the institute of business designers and the industrial designers society of america. The following year, time magazine named the burdick group system as one of the best industrial designs of 1981. The magazine described it as one of the first flexible office furniture systems to accommodate computer terminals and other electronic office machines.
measurements: 209cm w x 86cm d x 93cm h. The writing surface is 74cm high. This piece has an attribution mark,
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- Dimensions
- 82.28ʺW × 33.86ʺD × 36.61ʺH
- Styles
- Industrial
- Postmodern
- Brand
- Herman Miller
- Period
- 1980s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Aluminum
- Plastic
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Patina Consistent with Age and Use Patina Consistent with Age and Use less
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