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Design October 25, 2010

The Beauty of Working With Maharam

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When Herman Miller’s Materials team asked the award-winning Maharam Design Studio to create some new proprietary textiles, the designers there did what they do best. They created three new textiles that demonstrate “the industrial beauty of what textiles can be,” says Mary Murphy, the Studio’s Vice President of Design.

The Gloss, Glisten, and Gleam textiles use a simple structure that combines luster, sheen, and tonal combinations to accentuate Herman Miller’s neutral and metallic palettes. Plus the reflective qualities of the textiles will help our customers bring more light into the workspace.


According to Marsha Skidmore, Director of Materials at Herman Miller, “Partnering with Maharam’s design team brings the expertise of a premium textile company to our proprietary offer and gives the best value to customers for the Maharam touch on our products.”


Maharam also is part of Herman Miller’s Textile Alliance Program, which offers our customers a multitude of materials created from the best in the world of textiles.

Comments (3)

Luxurious textiles! They appear to be both gorgeous and lasting.

Karena
Art by Karena

Once again I fall in love with you! What a treat to see the stream of such excellent textile designs from the Maharam?Herman Miller collaboration. Hugs to Mary Murphy and Marsha Skidmore – I am so grateful to see you both continuing to create, collaborate and extend the design ethic that drew us all to Herman Miller (gosh! it was 35 years ago! how did this happen??).

That’s the first mention I’ve seen of using a material other than glass to enhance illumination in the workspace. A reflective fabric is a brilliant idea. The pale sage green sample in the photo above is particularly nice.

Daisy McCarty
http://www.sandiegocubicles.com/blog/

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