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2000
The Eames molded plywood chair is named "design of the century" by Time magazine.
Employee stock option offered, July 2000. HMI sales reach nearly $2 billion (1.95).
Herman Miller RED (www.hermanmillerred.com), an online enterprise focused on meeting the office furniture needs of small business in general and the growing Internet industry in particular, is launched. Large-scale shifts in the global economy necessitate closing the business in 2001.
2001
The DOT (Design on Textile) program, which allows customer customization of work environments, is introduced, initially with the Resolve Office System.
Herman Miller Resolve system is added to the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection, and to the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
2002
Herman Miller's C-1 corporate office facility renovation receives Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building certification, only the 10th Gold standard awarded nationwide.
Herman Miller opens the MarketPlace, a leased, built-to-suit office facility near its Main Site headquarters in Zeeland, Michigan. Designed as an open, airy, and people-focused structure that also incorporates a number of environmentally sound principles, the MarketPlace soon becomes a "must-see" destination for customers, dealers, and others visiting Herman Miller in West Michigan.
Herman Miller introduces PostureFit, a major ergonomic breakthrough in seating designed to support a healthful posture and significantly improve lower back comfort. The PostureFit technology is offered as an option on Herman Miller's Aeron chair. A passive version will become part of every Mirra chair.
2003
Herman Miller introduces Mirra, a high-performing, environmentally advanced work chair and the first piece of office furniture to be developed from its inception according to cradle-to-cradle principles.
The Mirra chair wins the Best of NeoCon Gold Award.
The Herman Miller MarketPlace receives Gold LEED Certification. At the time, it is one of less than a dozen buildings nationwide to achieve that distinction.
2004
For the 16th time in 18 years, Herman Miller is ranked as the "Most Admired" company in the furniture industry in Fortune magazine's annual survey that measures the reputation of America's corporations. The magazine also ranks Herman Miller among the most innovative companies in any industry, placing the firm 4th overall among the nearly 600 companies surveyed.
Herman Miller receives GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality certification for most of its products.
Brian Walker becomes President & CEO.
For the fifth year in a row, Herman Miller ranks among Business Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens"--one of only 29 companies to earn a place on the list every year since its introduction in 2000.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) includes Building C-1 at Herman Miller's Main Site headquarters among its Top Ten Green Building Projects for the year. Built in 1974, C-1 completed a significant renovation in 2003.
2005
Herman Miller introduces the Celle chair designed by Jerome Caruso. Its Cellular Suspension(TM) offers pliable molded polymer "cells" and loops to responsively flex in concert with the body's movements throughout the workday. Celle is manufactured using "green" energy, contains 33 percent recycled content, is 99 percent recyclable, and can be disassembled in fewer than five minutes using common hand tools.
The Herman Miller Creative Office launches Sonare Technologies / A Herman Miller Company, and introduces the award-winning Babble, a sound management solution for confidential conversations.
2006
Herman Miller completes construction of its European headquarters, VillageGreen, in Chippenham, England. Its design receives an Excellent rating from the United Kingdom's Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM).
Sonare Technologies / A Herman Miller Company launches RoomTune, a collection of attractive acoustic wall elements that reduces excess sound energy, or echo, within a space.
Herman Miller introduces Leaf personal light, an energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) table-top light. Its patented technology allows for adjusting the light intensity and warm-to-cool light color. It utilizes 40 percent less energy than even a 13-watt compact fluorescent bulb.
Convia / A Herman Miller Company is launched and introduces its signature product called Convia Programmable Infrastructure.
Leaf personal light selected for the permanent collections of the New York Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
Herman Miller introduces Vivo Interiors, a versatile and affordable frame-and-tile system designed by Doug Ball.
Herman Miller unveils My Studio Environments, an innovative concept in open-plan workspace design. Designed by Doug Ball, it is the first open plan office system designed according to the McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) Cradle to Cradle protocol and Herman Miller's Design for the Environment (DfE) criteria.
2007
Herman Miller invests in two factories and a national headquarters in China to support the company's rapidly expanding client base there and throughout Asia, selecting Ningbo as the site for its manufacturing operations, and Shanghai, the largest industrial city in China, for its main office. The Shanghai facility will also serve as a customer showroom and the company's National Design Center for China.
2008
Herman Miller acquires Brandrud Furniture, Inc., a Seattle-based manufacturer of healthcare furnishings.
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