Lou Dorfsman and his “Gastrotypographicalassemblage” in the CBS cafeteria, 1966Lou Dorfsman, the former Design Chief at CBS, died last Wednesday at the age of 90. He was a pioneering designer in the United States who made design matter to companies and ideas central to his work. Here's a few links to stories about Lou.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/nyregion/26dorfsman.html
http://www.designobserver.com/archives/entry.html?id=38840#more