Background
He was born in Los Angeles and developed an interest in furniture making from his grandfather, a cabinetmaker.
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Don Chadwick
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He studied design at the University of California, Los Los Angeles
Career
He worked for architect Victor Gruen, and in 1964 founded his own practice. He has designed the Chadwick modular seating system (1974) and, in cooperation with Bill Stumpf, the Equa 1 (1984) and the Aeron chair (1994), all for Herman Miller. Among his recent designs is the Chadwick chair for Knoll.
Achievements
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Idaho magazine Award for Design Excellence, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974 American Society Of Interior Designers Award for Ergon seating, 1976 The Governor"s Award, Design Michigan Exhibition, 1977 Idaho magazine "Designer of the 70s," 1979 Inflammatory Bowel Disease and IDSA awards for casegoods, 1980 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gold Award for Equa chair, 1984 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gold Award for Ethospace interiors, 1985 Time magazine, Design: Best of the Decade for Equa chair, 1990 Business Week Magazine and Industrial Designers Society of America awarded Design of the Decade to the Aeron chair, 2000 National Design, Product Design winner, 2006.
Awards
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Gold Award; Governor's Award; America awarded Design ID magazine Award for Design Excellence, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974 ASID Award for Ergon seating, 1976 The Governor's Award, Design Michigan Exhibition, 1977 ID magazine "Designer of the 70s," 1979 IBD and IDSA awards for casegoods, 1980 IBD Gold Award for Equa chair, 1984 IBD Gold Award for Ethospace interiors, 1985 Time magazine, Design: Best of the Decade for Equa chair, 1990 Business Week Magazine and Industrial Designers Society of America awarded Design of the Decade to the Aeron chair, 2000 National Design , Product Design winner, 2006Gold Award; Governor's Award; America awarded Design ID magazine Award for Design Excellence, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974 ASID Award for Ergon seating, 1976 The Governor's Award, Design Michigan Exhibition, 1977 ID magazine "Designer of the 70s," 1979 IBD and IDSA awards for casegoods, 1980 IBD Gold Award for Equa chair, 1984 IBD Gold Award for Ethospace interiors, 1985 Time magazine, Design: Best of the Decade for Equa chair, 1990 Business Week Magazine and Industrial Designers Society of America awarded Design of the Decade to the Aeron chair, 2000 National Design , Product Design winner, 2006