On the Job: Design and the American Office presents office design throughout the 20th century through full-color contemporary and period photos, advertisements, and product manuals. Topics include the representation of the office in popular culture, the evolution of the workstation and its emphasis on ergonomics and productivity, office design as a reflection of corporate culture from Larkin to Chiat/Day, and office architecture as a mirror of current business models. Informative writing by Stanley Abercrombie, Thomas Hine, Phil Patton, and James S. Russell complements the illustrations.publiarq.com
Donald Albrecht is an independent curator who has created exhibitions for the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Library of Congress, and the Vitra Design Museum. Chrysanthe B. Broikos is an associate curator at the National Building Museum. Designer J. Abbott Miller of Pentagram also designed The ABC's of..., The Bauhaus and Design Theory and The Bathroom, The Kitchen, and the Aesthetics of Waste.
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