There’s a Massive Herman Miller Sale—Here’s What You Should Scoop Up Pronto

Architect George Nelson, who was Herman Miller’s design director from 1945 to 1972, once said, “Every truly original idea seems to find its most important expression in a chair.” And then he blew the doors off lighting design.

After being schooled in industrial design and engineering at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College in London, Michael Anastassiades founded his own studio in 1994.

Originally designed in 1947, the Noguchi Rudder Table is a reintroduction of an iconic coffee table originally designed in 1947. The balance of sculptural form and durable function has made the Noguchi Table an understated and beautiful element in homes and offices since its introduction.

Ray Eames drew on her training as a sculptor to design a new kind of occasional piece for the lobby of the Time-Life Building in New York City. Eames Walnut Stools became her favorite seats and were liberally scattered about the Charles and Ray Eames home in Pacific Palisades.

Brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec founded their design firm in 1999, where they work on architectural projects, furniture, tableware, and accessories.

Markus Jehs and Jürgan Laub designed their Striad Lounge Chair (2016) in layers, like a ski boot, to deliver exceptional comfort. “How a design looks should not be far from what it does,” says Jehs.

For Herman Miller's influential design director George Nelson, utility was as important as beauty. Originally designed for his own office, where Nelson hoped the slatted top would discourage visitors from sitting too long, the Platform Bench (1946) is both timeless and functional.

Charles and Ray Eames had ideas about making a better world, one in which things were designed to bring greater pleasure to our lives.

The name Studio 7.5 comes from an idea to rent a 7.5-ton truck, put a model shop in it and drive from one project to another. Freedom of movement is important for founding designers Claudia Plikat, Burkhard Schmitz and Carola Zwick, who move freely – and smartly – in the creation of their products.

After being recruited by none other than Charles Eames to become director of design for the Herman Miller textile division in 1952, Alexander Girard was given the freedom to experiment with vibrant hues and patterns in his work.

Following his apprenticeship with the legendary Constantin Brancusi, sculptor Isamu Noguchi began to experiment in environmental design, theatrical sets – he was the only designer that choreographer Martha Graham would work with – and, eventually, product design.

Designer Todd Bracher approaches his work by studying how people interact with objects. “I try to capture what’s meaningful in that exchange,” he explains.

Architect George Nelson, who was Herman Miller’s design director from 1945 to 1972, once said, “Every truly original idea seems to find its most important expression in a chair.” And then he blew the doors off lighting design.

Jasper Morrison’s inventive approach to materials and form takes new shape in the construction of his Air Collection (2000). The celebrated designer achieves these sleek and strong pieces by injection-molding a combination of polypropylene and glass fiber.

In the mid-1940s, Charles and Ray Eames began designing toys and furniture for children, including molded plywood animals, colorful building blocks and whimsical masks. “We have to take pleasure seriously,” said Charles Eames, and the Hang-It-All (1953) is an example of this mantra.

Working from their studio in London, American designer Kim Colin and British designer Sam Hecht have been honored with more than 50 international awards, including four IF Gold Awards. Accolades, however, are not why they are in this business.

The iconic LCM — or Lounge Chair with metal legs (1946) — began as an experiment in Charles and Ray Eameses’ apartment, where they were molding plywood in what they called the “Kazam! Machine.” The machine pressed thin sheets of wood veneer against a heated membrane that was inflated by a bicycle...

George Nelson’s Thin Edge Collection (1952) was first called the Rosewood Case Series. Manufactured today with environmentally sustainable veneers and 85% recycled materials, Thin Edge leverages the latest manufacturing technologies without compromising the design’s original look and feel.

Spun is a genuinely unique experience. Its sculptural form entrances the viewer with shaping and texture that recall the nuances seen in hand-thrown pottery. The scoop seating rotates on a pointed base so that sitters can sink into low seating to relax, and pivot or sway.

The Swag Leg Collection (1958) was named for a manufacturing process that uses pressure to curve and taper metal tubing. This desk perches lightly on signature sculptural legs stabilized by a solid walnut stretcher.