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Designed to support you as you twist, stretch, and reach, Mirra 2 frees you to move the way you want, so you stay comfortable and productive. It has torsional flex, a tilt for a balanced ride as you lean back, and PostureFit sacral support that makes it easier to sit up straight and plow through your work. It’s also lighter than ever and available in new colors.

We’re thrilled to announce that Fast Company has named Herman Miller a 2024 Brands that Matter honoree in the Heritage Brands category. The annual list, which is in its fourth year, recognizes brands for their cultural relevance, ingenuity, and business impact. In 1923, our founder, D.J. De Pree, chose to name the company after his father-in-law because his work was synonymous with quality in the community. That focus on quality, original design, and innovation has guided us throughout history and continues to guide us today. Learn more about why they honored us: https://lnkd.in/gCVYH8D3

In 1977, the idiosyncrasies of Julia Child’s famous Cambridge, Massachusetts, kitchen caught the attention of industrial designer and ergonomics pioneer Bill Stumpf, who had just released his groundbreaking Ergon Chair for Herman Miller the year before. In Child, Stumpf found a kindred spirit: someone who designed their space through thoughtful research and time-tested application. “Her kitchen expresses results as well as process. Julia Child not only can talk about her kitchen, in it she actually cooks truly good food,” Stumpf wrote in a study for Walker Art Center’s Design Quarterly after visiting her home. Get a peek at Child in her element and see Stumpf’s drawings in Ideas Magazine: https://lnkd.in/geKu2jNN Artwork from the Collections of The Henry Ford

For the 1969 “What Is Design?” exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Charles Eames drew a diagram to represent the design process in terms of interested parties—the client, the designer, and society as a whole. Llisa Demetrios, Chief Curator of Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity and granddaughter of Charles and Ray Eames, explains how their focus was always on the areas of overlapping interests. Eames Institute is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the work of Charles and Ray Eames and responsible for stewarding the Eames Archives in Richmond, California, containing thousands of artifacts from the Eames collection, Eames Office archives, and elsewhere. © Eames Office | All rights reserved.

Designer Michael Anastassiades’ resume is full of wonderfully spare products, lighting, and furniture—after all, his design approach pares an object to its essence. “I always like trying to understand how things relate to you,” he says. “Does it feel inviting? Does it feel threatening? All these different questions. And from then on, how do the different elements of that product relate to each other?” The Cypriot-born, London-based designer is currently being featured in an exhibition, “other than lights” at Berlin’s Andreas Murkudis through November 16. Learn more about Anastassiades’ work for Herman Miller—which includes the Comma Chair, Spot Stool, and Doubleframe Table: https://lnkd.in/g-tBt2SF

As a part of the MillerKnoll Collective, Herman Miller stores and showrooms will be closed today for MillerKnoll Global Day of Purpose, as we come together to volunteer and give back to our communities. Learn more about how MillerKnoll is designing a more equitable, sustainable, and brighter future: https://lnkd.in/g_y9jDW6

Designed by Berlin-based Studio 7.5, the Mirra 2 Chair just keeps getting better. In addition to it being 30 percent lighter than when the original Mirra was first introduced, the chair’s nylon base and spine are now 100 percent recycled content. It also has a fresh, inspired color palette. Whether you like professional, casual, or sporty, Mirra 2 has got the look. One thing we haven’t touched is its flexible, supportive design that allows your body to move naturally and freely, mirroring your body’s every movement. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g8XQcjNR

Available now: a comprehensive monograph on Alexander Girard's prolific life and career, from Phaidon. "Alexander Girard: Let the Sun In," written by Todd Oldham and Kiera Coffee in collaboration with Girard Studio, includes the two decades Girard spent as founding director of Herman Miller's textiles division. Purchase the book here: https://lnkd.in/gJqyjSDZ Book interior photos courtesy of Phaidon.

Voting is now open for Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year Awards—and our Rohde Easy Chair is a finalist in the Residential Seating: Lounge category. Vote once per day through October 18: https://lnkd.in/gxGa6Yxe

In 1958, at the urging of Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson and Herman Miller owner D.J. DePree created a space where designers could experiment on product prototypes. The Test Lab might look different than when it first opened, but its principles remain the same: The quality and integrity of a product are vitally important to the company as a whole. Take a deep dive into this dazzling precision laboratory where engineering and design coexist—and some 2,500 different tests are performed. Read more at Ideas magazine: https://lnkd.in/gX9Wkvrk