Topic: Herman Miller Inc.

Test-Driving the Latest High-Tech Office Chairs [video]

Is one of these high-tech wonders your next office chair? You should be so lucky. We test the latest technicolor desk thrones.READ»

• Video: Desk Throne Showdown

Herman Miller Posts Gruesome Q4 Earnings

Sales at the iconic furniture maker fell by a whopping 38% and profits were down 82%.READ»

It's Friday...

Relax. Kick back your feet. It's Miller Time. Herman Miller time. (sorry) But seriously, that may be the greatest chaise ever...READ»

Herman Miller Replaces the Sample Catalogue With a Smart Web Site

Anyone who has ever bought office furniture knows its a bewildering, byzantine process. For example, to buy a furniture system from Herman Miller, you have to pore over 1,600 materials, arrayed in 15 volumes. Finally, ...READ»

What Is Next for Company Videos? 5 Thought-Provoking Links

I’ve recently bookmarked so many interesting sites on how companies use video I figured it’s time to open the vault and share a few of my favorite discoveries with you. I hope you’ll find something interesting, useful and ...READ»

Herman Miller Debuts Its Newest Office Chair, the Setu

A high-tech design whose lines were inspired by a modern masterpieceREAD»

Designed to Work

Resolve, a radical new office environment from Herman Miller Inc., frees knowledge workers from their isolated cubicles. The spaces, designed by Ayse Birsel and her colleagues, are eye-opening. But what makes them important are their design principles.READ»

Herman Miller's Leap of Faith

Like lots of troubled companies before it, Herman Miller slashed and burned--people, facilities, businesses. But at the same time, it took a deep breath and made a big bet on the future.READ»

Profits with Purpose

This year, Fast Company embarked on an experiment: to apply to the for-profit sector the rigorous methodology developed by our partner Monitor Group for the Social Capitalist Awards. With help from Sara Olsen at Social Venture ...READ»

Career Advice from Chuck Jones, VP of Global Consumer Design at Whirlpool

After designing office furniture at Herman Miller and copiers at Xerox, Chuck Jones joined Whirlpool in 1995 and took on appliances. Since then he has managed to turn North America's largest appliance maker into a far more design-centric company.READ»

• Top Jobs 2009 Page
• The Top Jobs for 2009
• What Should I Do with My Life, Now?

Q&A: Brian Walker

"There is a value creation opportunity in being socially responsible."READ»

We've Seen the Future of Work and It Works, But Very Differently

How the visionaries in Grand Rapids are getting your papers to float, your desk to travel, and your office to multiply.READ»

Leading Ideas: What Is Great Leadership?

"The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?" ...READ»

The Office Chair Elite

Finding the right chair will require you to do some sampling.READ»

Why Aren't Airplane Seats More Like the Aeron Chair?

Beginning this fall, every new airliner will feature passenger seats that are the strongest ever, and some will even come equipped with airbags. It's great for safety, but here's an interesting question: Airline seats are ...READ»

Take a Hike

Forget designing quieter cubicles. Companies that really want to maintain a creative edge should install locker rooms with great showerheads for their workers. Not so they can sleep on the office sofa and then get up and work all day ...READ»

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Between the Lines

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The World's Most Innovative Companies

We canvassed the experts, analyzed the products, and crunched the numbers. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, here are companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change. We call them the Fast 50.READ»

• Presenting the 2008 Fast 50
• The Faces and Voices of Google
• Slideshow: The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies

Finally, an LED Task Light Bright Enough Not to Hurt Your Eyes

Humanscale's latest LED task light tops competitors in brightness.READ»

Buy Design II

The current issue of Herman Miller's monthly newsletter, DesignLink, cites a British study by the Design Council that found a direct correlation between design and business performance. Sixty-three public companies were tracked over ...READ»

Biomimicry: Nature-Inspired Designs

The inventor of Velcro ripped cockleburs from his dog's fur. Da Vinci and the Wright brothers studied birds in flight. And now a rising number of designers are looking to nature for inspiration. Companies as diverse as Boeing, Ford, General Electric, Herman Miller, HP, IBM, Kraft, Nike, and Patagonia are welcoming biologists to the design lab. Here's a sampling of Mother Nature at work.READ»

• 2008 Masters of Design
• Biomimicry: Design Inspirations from Nature
• The Vision of John Maeda

Datebook

Critical calendar listings for November.READ»

Mind the Gap: Designing for the In-Between Spaces

The magic of animation is actually found in those tiny spaces between images which blend together to bring the story to life.READ»

• Karin Fong's The In-Between Spaces blog

Read Between the Frames: 5 Books for Visual Thinkers

Have a spare moment? Here’s a selection of favorite books that explore the idea of crossing transitional space, each with its own take on what lies in-between.READ»

• Karin Fong's The In-Between Spaces blog