MillerKnoll, Inc., doing business as Herman Miller, is an American company that produces office furniture, equipment, and home furnishings.
[6] With the coming of the Great Depression, the company faced bankruptcy until De Pree met Gilbert Rohde, an up-and-coming modernist designer.
[3] Beginning in the late 1940s, the period under Nelson's guidance saw Herman Miller produce some of the company's most recognizable pieces of furniture, including the Noguchi table, Eames Lounge Chair,[7] Marshmallow sofa, Ball clock (actually produced by Howard Miller Clock Company), and the Sling sofa.
[3] George Nelson's influence at Herman Miller gradually declined during the 1970s as new designers joined the company, including Don Chadwick and Bill Stumpf, who in the 1990s developed the highly-successful Aeron chair.
[11][12] In addition to Herman Miller and Knoll, the company owns notable brands including Design Within Reach, Colebrook Bosson Saunders, DatesWeiser, Edelman Leather, Holly Hunt, Geiger, HAY, Maharam, Muuto.
According to CNN Money, as of March 2011[update], Herman Miller was ranked as the second most admired company in the Home Equipment, Furnishing division.
[15] In April 2023 CEO Andi Owen scolded employees for worrying about bonus pay in an internal town hall meeting.
[18] A company representative insisted the video was taken out of context and was a small exchange in a mostly positive town hall meeting that went for 75 minutes.
[23] These targets include zero landfill disposal, zero hazardous waste generation, zero air emissions (VOCs), zero process water discharge, 100% green electrical energy use, company buildings constructed to a minimum LEED Silver certification, and 100% of sales from DfE-approved[clarification needed] products.