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- Trade Card for Garland Stoves and Ranges, Michigan Stove Co., 1880-1900 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Sometimes, a trade card featured an illusion or interactive element, like this one for Michigan Stove Company, which instructs the viewer to hold the card to a light, revealing the "Garland Stoves and Ranges" logo in the window.
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Garland Stoves and Ranges, Michigan Stove Co., 1880-1900
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Sometimes, a trade card featured an illusion or interactive element, like this one for Michigan Stove Company, which instructs the viewer to hold the card to a light, revealing the "Garland Stoves and Ranges" logo in the window.
- Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Eyes," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972 - Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Eyes," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972
Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.
- Eyes by Harvey K. Littleton, 1975 -
- 1975
- Collections - Artifact
Eyes by Harvey K. Littleton, 1975
- Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Eyes," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972 - Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Eyes," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972
Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.
- Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Triple Eyes," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972 - Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Triple Eyes," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972
Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.
- Soludos x Jason Polan "Wink" Smoking Slippers, 2016 - Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor, and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
Soludos x Jason Polan "Wink" Smoking Slippers, 2016
Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor, and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.