Hippie sandal mecca to become ergonomic-furniture museum

Hippie sandal mecca to become ergonomic-furniture museum

An eye-catching Novato building is going from calceology to ergonomics. The egg-carton designed campus that formerly housed footwear-giant Birkenstock is planned as the future home of a museum dedicated to the works of Ray and Charles Eames, whose mid-20th century furniture designs are considered classics of the modern era. The 88.5-acre property at Wood Hollow Drive, parallel to Highway 101 in Novato, has been purchased by the Eames Institute, …