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Herman Miller

ハーマンミラー · US

American furniture manufacturer founded in 1905, a pioneer of modern office and home design including the Eames and Aeron lines.

Founded
1905
Official
www.hermanmiller.com

Brand Concept

Founded in 1923, Herman Miller has built its identity on the conviction that design has the power to make things better for people—solving real problems through research, collaboration with exceptional designers, and commitment to quality production. The company's design philosophy, heavily shaped by Charles and Ray Eames, treats good design as a discipline of balancing constraints—price, form, function, and human need—to create solutions that are both purposeful and enduring.

Signature Products

  • Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman 1956 Charles and Ray Eames' molded plywood and leather lounge chair, described by the New York Times as the 'chair of the century,' is in MoMA's permanent collection and remains in continuous production.
  • Aeron Chair 1994 Designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick, the Aeron replaced form-first task chair design with a body-responsive, research-driven approach; now in MoMA's permanent collection.
  • Eames Molded Plywood Chair 1946 Charles and Ray Eames' breakthrough in bent plywood technology produced a chair that won Time Magazine's Design of the Century award and redefined mass-produced furniture.

Collaborations per year

1 1950 1 2013 1 2019 1 2020 1 2022 1 2023