Blogs

When she’s not curled up with a cup of tea and a book, writer Angelina Spaniolo enjoys holding up museum lines by reading every piece of text—what’s the rush?

Betty researches, designs, and develops work environments that support business goals. She currently leads a Working Globally Network.

Bill Dowell is Herman Miller's Corporate Ergonomist.

Bill Holm is a home-based free-lance writer. A former magazine editor and columnist, Bill writes for a variety of companies, some of which are still in business. He’s been working with Herman Miller over 23 years.

Brian Walker is CEO of Herman Miller. He has worked at the company for 20 years.

A lover of awkwardness, maps, and crowdsourcing, Carissa is a creative experience designer for Herman Miller.

A writer and editor Cerentha Harris has long been drawn to good design - whether it be a great chair or an elegant website. After more than a decade as a journalist and magazine editor Cerentha finds herself happily ensconced in the online world of Herman Miller.

Reader, foodie, blogger. Chanda Gohrani loves to wear all these hats at the same time. A Herman Miller employee, Chanda lives in India and also is writing a novel about the country's social affairs.

Charles is an Ideation Strategy intern at Herman Miller and a master’s candidate in Industrial Design at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Canada.

A writer all her life, Christine MacLean believes words well chosen make the world a better place. She's written for Herman Miller and other clients for more than 10 years.

A graduate of the College for Creative Studies in Industrial Design, Christopher helps the Herman Miller Research team creatively communicate the results of their work to internal and external customers.

Clark Malcolm has been a writer and editor at Herman Miller for more than 20 years.

Fueled by beef jerky and chocolate milk, David Foster is an industrial designer who dabbles in a little of everything; research to writing, visual to textual, it’s all interesting—it’s all fun.

Dave Simon is the Creative Director for Herman Miller Healthcare.

Debra Wierenga writes about the places where work gets done and how the design of those workplaces affects people, families, and society at large. She has been writing about workplaces for Herman Miller for over 30 years.

Deb Gerber is a clinical strategist for Herman Miller Healthcare. An employee since August, 2008, she is a registered nurse with over 35 years of experience in nursing and leadership practice.

Derrell Jackson is a member of Herman Miller's Presence Marketing team. With a penchant for sustainability, he enjoys writing about best practices that are good for business and the world around us.

Doug Bazuin is a senior healthcare researcher for Herman Miller with 10 years of new product development experience. He has been involved with several new product launches.

Elizabeth is an Account Development Manager and Higher Education Lead for the L.A. area. She has a background in interior design and also is a LEED AP.

Gary Cochrane is a Senior Credit Analyst at Herman Miller and Co-Leader of the Black Inclusiveness Resource Team. He is an Ohio State Buckeye fan who has enjoyed the dominance of his home state, Ohio, over the University of Michigan's football program for the last five years.

Ginny is a member of Herman Miller’s Applied Knowledge team. She is intrigued by the nature of the individual at work and impact of the generations.

Artist, scientist; student, teacher; optimist, realist. Gretchen Gscheidle wears all these hats and more at Herman Miller. Educated as an industrial designer, she’s helped the company develop products for 18 years.

Holly lives with her family on 60 acres in West Michigan. She loves her work at Herman Miller where she helps our customers develop and sustain the ability to flex and change. She has also been told she could pass for Velma from Scooby-Doo. Jinkys!

Jenelle is a member of Herman Miller's Education Solutions team. While she's a fan of all Herman Miller's higher ed customers, she holds a special place in her heart for her alma mater Purdue University.

A Herman Miller employee for over 19 years, Jill is a regular contributor to the company's Spirit newspaper. In her free time she writes poetry, blog posts, and newsletter articles for every organization she fits into her busy life.

John’s job title, Better World marketing manager, brings a smile to his face everyday. He's obsessed with the idea that business can truly do good in the world and is very happy to be part of a company that believes the same.

Karen Hapner is a 3D Visualization Designer who uses a computer to create life-like images and animations of workplaces. She has worked for Herman Miller for over 11 years.

Kate Convissor is testing the limits of mobile technology as she writes for Discover while on an extended road trip. You can follow her travel blog at www.wanderingnotlost.org.

Keasha Palmer is a free-lance writer who would like to write a book about writing, but is currently too busy writing to do so. Or maybe that's just an excuse. She has worked with Herman Miller for over 10 years.

Kerrie’s passion for creating safe, efficient, and healing healthcare environments stems from her years working as a registered nurse. As an architect, she has been a strong advocate—and has devoted her design career—to effecting change in healthcare environments.

Kerry Davis is responsible for Herman Miller's customer facing technology applications. She has been an employee for nearly 10 years.

Kristen is a product engineer for Herman Miller Options and has been with the company for two years. While problem-solving is at her roots, voluntary humanitarian work is where she finds her passion.

Kris Spaulding is on Herman Miller's Design for Environment team and loves writing research papers and haiku. She was the overachieving classmate that ruined it for everyone else.

Lauren is a member of Herman Miller's Education Solutions team. She is from South Africa and currently is studying Communications and French at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

Lois Maassen writes and consults with companies and nonprofits about their marketing strategies from a small town in West Michigan, after being a part of the communications team at Herman Miller for 29 years.

Marcia Davis is a writer and a blogger who is passionate about happy food. She has worked with Herman Miller for over 15 years.

Martin Flaherty is president of ecoScorecard. He has been involved in the green building industry since 2000. He is a specialist in communications and strategy centering around the environment.

Mollie works as a Marketing Program Manager for Herman Miller Healthcare. Her glass is always half full.

Peggy Michmershuizen has been with Herman Miller for over 15 years and has invaluable experience with manufacturing, Herman Miller Performance System, and marketing. Peggy enjoys new experiences and learning, making life enjoyable and exciting.

Rachel Classen is design manager at Workplace Resource Southern California, she lives Hermosa Beach with her husband and their two dogs.

Randall Braaksma is proof you can go back again. After a writing start long ago at Herman Miller, and a patchwork of jobs since (ad agency copywriter, editor in China, freelancer), he is back. The common thread through it all: words. The constant goal: make them engaging to read.

Robin Baker began her marketing career at Herman Miller soon after graduating from Hope College in Holland, MI. Now based in New York City, she still dreams of hiking the Appalachian Trail.

A registered architect at Herman Miller, Roger Call guides strategic direction for healthcare architecture and design initiatives. In his 24 years with the company, he has been responsible for healthcare marketing, product management, and healthcare environment research.

Shazia is based in London and works with Herman Miller's A&D team as an Account Specifier Manager. She joined the company in November 2009.

Steve Jackson has worked in many different departments at Herman Miller International over nearly two decades and is currently the Commercial Environmental Manager.

Susan worked for Herman Miller for almost 12 years. She is enthusiastic about exploring and sharing new ideas and also has an affinity for Post-it notes.

Susan is a member of Herman Miller’s Education team and manages industry-leading research about the trends, challenges and opportunities that impact the future of learning, teaching, and education.

Tracy leads Herman Miller's Consulting team and has the privilege of working with lots of customers. She believes in the power of multiple right answers and that there is deep wisdom found in being a bit goofy. She also is a big fan of the words play, metaphor, paradox, and patterns.

Tracy Fouchea is a member of Herman Miller's Education team. Her goal is to make the world a better place by studying and improving higher education learning environments.

Bill Robinson writes about art and design with an emphasis on modern design and design history. From his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Bill has written for Herman Miller for over 13 years.