Herman Miller
An Uncommon Vision, Tokyo
ReadThis was the third installation of an exhibition celebrating the life and work of Herman Miller’s mid-century creative director Alexander Girard. This iteration took place in the street level showroom of Herman Miller’s offices in the downtown section of Japan’s capital. Unique to this installation, a suite of iconic Herman Miller products were upholstered in designs by Girard, demonstrating their vitality decades after they were introduced.
Location photography by Daici Ano.
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An Uncommon Vision, NY
ReadAn exhibition and retail space located in the heart of New York’s Meatpacking District on West 14th Street, arranged to coincide with the 2014 edition of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. This was the second of three exhibitions that began in Chicago in 2012.
Location photography by Nicholas Calcott and Jeff Anzulewicz
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The Living Office
ReadAn installation designed to introduce the conceptual framework of Herman Miller’s “Living Office”, coinciding with the annual Salone del Mobile fair in Milan. Suspended translucent textile panels feature life-sized imagery from illustrator Daniel Carlsten, combining and layering to create a living montage and immersive architectural experience.
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Comfort in Motion
ReadAn installation to launch a redesigned office chair, coinciding with the annual Salone del Mobile in Milan. The front third of the showroom was transformed into a science lab and workshop, with the walls transformed into a larger-than-life blackboard filled with illustrations by Brian Rea. His remarkable art featured the research, design and engineering that led to the creation of the chair.
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An Uncommon Vision, Chicago
ReadThe first installation of a traveling exhibition celebrating the ideas and work of multi-talented Alexander Girard, Herman Miller’s creative director for twenty years. The exhibition includes over 100 artifacts curated from the Herman Miller archives and private collectors to showcase Girard’s lifework.
Location photography by Christopher Barrett
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Alexander Girard Textile Re-editions
ReadWhen Herman Miller re-issued several Alexander Girard textile designs, we created a brochure consistent with the materials sampling program to announce—and celebrate—the collection.
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The Art and Science of Seating
ReadA free-standing exhibition illustrating the many innovations in the design and development of Herman Miller seating. The modular pedestals used to demonstrate the chairs’ features have been installed inside various Herman Miller showrooms around the world.
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Material Sampling
ReadHerman Miller produces furniture for the office and home that is offered in hundreds of combinations of materials, some of which are unique to a particular product. We developed a sampling program that enables the customer to quickly and easily understand all available options.
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Materials Microsite
ReadThe conceptualization and design of the Herman Miller Materials website was done simultaneously with our development of a materials sampling program. The website was designed to reflect the design process of gathering, comparing, judging, eliminating, scrutinizing, and, finally, selecting a palette of materials for furnishings.
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Living Lights
ReadThis exhibition featured several dozen lamps that were designed and engineered to change in intensity as visitors congregate and pass. More than 30 fixtures, each 25 feet tall, were suspended from a special ceiling structure, very gently swaying with the movement of air.
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