Herman Miller
~A Tradition of Design, Sustainable Design, and The Business of Design~
Herman Miller is not just a furniture company, it is a business of design. They make furniture for both the home and the work place.
They originated in west Michigan not far from GVSU. Herman Miller has been making furniture for many years. They are a world wide company. In recent years they have cut their work force dramatically. Today Herman Miller has "partnerships with the world's leading industrial designers, careful research and leading-edge manufacturing processes, produce innovative products for workers and their environments."
"Herman Miller's corporate environmental goal: To become a sustainable business–manufacturing products without reducing the capacity of the environment to provide for future generations."
"If design is solving problems, then Herman Miller is in the design business. Our research and discovery form criteria for the designs of the products and services we deliver to people in offices, healthcare facilities, and homes worldwide."
DISCOVERING DESIGN
One of the most famous designs in furniture that came from Herman Miller is the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman. "Some things make a mark and never fade. That's the case with the Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Perhaps this is because every chair made since 1956 carries on the spirit of the first one — a present from Charles and Ray Eames to their friend Billy Wilder, the Academy Award-winning film director. Perhaps it's because they gave the chair the welcoming, "warm, receptive look of a well-used first baseman's mitt." Or maybe it's because they used production techniques that join technology and hand craftsmanship. Whatever the reasons, in homes, executive suites, and corporate lobbies, the lounge chair and ottoman endure."
These chairs only run for about $3,599 with a satisfaction guarantee.
Another famous designer that did work for Herman Miller was George Nelson. He was an architectural critic, design theorist, and designer of exhibits, clocks, lamps, and furniture. There are a handful of other important designers that worked for Herman Miller. You can learn about them and see pictures of there work on the Herman Miller web page below.
Watch this awesome old video!
http://www2.hermanmiller.com/discoveringdesign/
If you want to learn more about Charles and Ray Eames
http://www.eamesgallery.com/
Herman Miller has several pieces of furniture in the Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/
Herman Miller Web Page:
http://www.hermanmiller.com/
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