Gilbert Rohde (1894 – 1944) designed this rare three level bookshelf for the Herman Miller Furniture Company in 1934.  The three levels of East Indian Laurel veneer are connected by two columns of chrome plated steel.  The base is ebonized wood.  Known as number 3454 the bookshelf is 54” long, 15” deep and 30” high.  It is pictured in Herman Miller, 1939 Catalog, Gilbert Rohde Modern Design by Leslie Pina and in Gilbert Rohde, Modern Design for Modern Living, by Phillis Ross.  It is also pictured here with its matching three door sideboard listed above and sold separately.