Herman Miller’s Twist LED task light, designed by Yves Béhar from fuseproject, has received the “Spark!” award, the pinnacle of recognition among four levels of honors—”Spark!” Gold, Silver and Bronze–in the SparkAwards international design competition.
Watch this video to hear Yves talk about the design and innovation behind Twist.
With its dramatic bowstring wood trusses, curved walls, and freestanding forms, Herman Miller’s Los Angeles showroom epitomizes Herman Miller’s design legacy—right down to the details.
Check out how this video captures the extensive level of detail and craft—in both the architecture and the products—that create a dynamic spatial flow and enhance the natural beauty of the materials in the space. Then come see for yourself. We’re pretty sure you’ll be delighted.
The Baltimore Convention Center was the location for NeoCon East—the design exposition and conference for the Mid-Atlantic design community—October 28 and 29. It’s where Herman Miller showcased an array of recently introduced products designed to promote both energy efficiency and flexibility.
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It was a bad year for corn here in northern Michigan. Cool. Damp. Not much sun. Consequently, plants that usually arch over my head barely reached my shoulder, and ears that usually fatten within their green sheaves were the size of a plump thumb.
So, I wondered, what happens to things made from corn in a bad year? Things like corn fabric, for instance?
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Core77 is a design magazine and resource that provides a gathering point for designers and enthusiasts alike. Yesterday they published their review of Herman Miller’s Setu chair, designed by Studio 7.5.
How does Core77 sum it up? “Setu provides an economically feasible way to stock an entire office with comfortable, cutting-edge-design chairs without the sticker shock. Setu will also make sense for consumers looking to furnish the home office on a budget. However, what we’re really hoping is that the Setu catches on not just in offices, but in the aforementioned public spaces where we often find ourselves working these days. Studio 7.5 has put roughly five years of work into this chair, and it would be nice to see it pay dividends in years of comfortable sitting for the masses, both inside offices and out.”
Want to read more? Check out the Core77 review for yourself.
I love my chair. You can have my chair when you pry it from beneath my cold, dead…never mind. You get the idea. Those are passionate statements to make about an object as ordinary as a chair, but there is nothing ordinary about this chair. It’s an Embody chair from Herman Miller and yeah, the chair is that good.
The Embody chair and I have a history that goes back to its prototype days, when I was one of the first test “sitters.” As a 3D visualization designer, I spend all my working hours in front of an array of computers, always sitting yet constantly moving. In other words, I was a great candidate to test a chair designed to create harmony between people and computers.
I’m not the only fan of the Embody chair. Check out “Please Be Seated” from CBS News.
I grew up in a frugal household long before frugality was trendy. My father’s favorite sayings were, “Money doesn’t grow on trees,” “Shut off that light if you’re not using it,” and “Shut the door, I’m not paying to air condition the county.”
My father would have thought Herman Miller’s new Energy Manager is a great idea.
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Photo via: Boxwish
Watch TV for a night and you’ll see the Aeron chair making an appearance somewhere—from TV shows to commercials. And, if you’re a movie fan, you’ll see it in the cinema, too.
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Well, not exactly lie down, more like lean back. Turns out, I’m not alone.
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Shoes from United Nude
The designs of Charles and Ray Eames are certainly timeless, but who ever thought they would influence footwear?
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