Action Office Furniture celebrates 4 decades
Someone is 40 today! Action office furniture - the world’s first open-plan furniture system by Herman Miller celebrates it's 40th Anniversary soon
The brainchild of Robert Propst in the 1960’s it will be an emotional day at The Office Exhibition, Dubai between 4th and 6th of February this year.
The show held in Zabeel K40 will celebrate an incredible furniture line which has made the company a whopping 5 Billion US Dollars over the past 40 year.
Back in the 1960's Robert Propst masterminded a component-based system that could be combined and recombined over time to perform whatever function was required of it, or simply to suit the style of the office. It was indeed a revolution in office furniture, some would say the important breakthrough since man began walking on 2 feet! People in the office furniture industry certainly gaze admiringly when the subject is raised. Robert Propst is to the office furniture industry what Pele is to Brazilian soccer.
It was the first panel-based office furniture system in the world and was the product of 10 years of thinking by Propst. For more than 3 decades the items have been selling by the lorry load. It has been a resounding success.
Today’s Action Office is making a comeback but with some improvements for the 21st century. The panels now have increased energy and cable load. The look is sleaker, more modern. Perfect for the workplace in 2008. Lots more options have also been added which include 120-degree planning, to suit each individual’s work process. Action office is likely to be a success again while combining many of the old benefits that made it so popular in the first place.
So we raise a glass and say happy 40th birthday Action Office.
