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Herman Miller, Inc., based in Zeeland, Michigan, is an American manufacturer of office furniture and equipment. It is notable as the manufacturer of the Aeron chair. Zeeland is a city located in Ottawa County, Michigan. ...
Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ...
Detail of Aeron chair seat The Aeron chair is a product of Herman Miller, designed in 1994 by Don Chadwick and Bill Stumpf. ...
Many of Herman Miller's products are designed to be ecologically sound, and many are good examples of ecodesign techniques for achieving sustainability include saving materials, energy efficient manufacturing, recycled content, and recyclable content, including design for disassembly. The design process also utilizes life cycle assessment. This article needs cleanup. ...
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A life cycle assessment is the assessment of the environmental impact of a given product or service throughout its lifespan. ...
Herman Miller helped fund the start of the United States Green Building Council, and hired architect William McDonough to design them a factory incorporating green design principles. The building is known as the Greenhouse and is an example of green building. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
William A. McDonough (1951, Tokyo, Japan - ) is an American architect whose career is focused on designing environmentally sustainable buildings and transforming industrial manufacturing processes, with the twin goals of eliminating pollution and increasing the profits of his clients. ...
Green design (also referred to as sustainable design, eco-design, or design for environment) is the catch-all term for a growing trend within the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, industrial design and interior design. ...
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One of the best examples within Herman Miller is the Mirra Chair. By looking into the de-construction of the product after its life cycle had ended, the initial design is thought to be more environmentally effective.
"Sustainable design. Mirra is made of a minimal number of parts and is easily disassembled for recycling; the recycled content is high, and it's 96 percent recyclable. Recylable fabric. Latitude back upholstery is 100 percent recyclable." - Herman Miller Mirra Chair
The company is also famous for having partnered with furniture designers Gilbert Rohde, George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, Paul Laszlo and Isamu Noguchi. The line of furniture published by Herman Miller in their catalogs from 1948 to 1952 is considered to be among the most influential in modern design. George Nelson (1908 – 1986) was an American designer central to modern design. ...
Perhaps the most notable couple in the history of the field of industrial design. ...
Paul László Paul Laszlo or Paul László (the latter spelling is correct, but the name is often anglicized to the former) (6 February 1900–27 March 1993) was a famous modern architect and interior designer and is considered a giant amongst the furniture designers, interior designers, and architects...
Isamu Noguchi, 1941. ...
Herman Miller is consistently recognized as one of Fortune Magazine's "Most Admired Companies", having placed at the top of the list for Furniture companies for the past 18 consecutive years.
The company is also noted for it's dedication to a people focused employee culture.
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