American designer, artist, and sculptor Ward Bennett, who designed over 100 chairs and whose body of work The New York Times described as defining “an era,” was born this month in 1917.

This film, rendered by NYC studio Dress Code for Herman Miller in a style reminiscent of Bennett’s peak in the 50’s and 60’s, celebrates the designer’s centenuary and a new monograph published by Phiadon.
 

Client: Herman Miller

Produced by: Dress Code

Executive Creative Director: Dan Covert

Director: Wes Ebelhar
Executive Producer: Brad Edelstein

Head of Production: Tara Rose Stromberg


Design: Elena Chudoba, Peter Harp, Wes Ebelhar
Animation: Wes Ebelhar
, Rasmus Löwenbrååt, Wei-Shen Wang

Music & Sound: YouTooCanWoo

VO: Ward Bennett from an archival interview courtesy of Dr Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel