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This site sells clothes and home goods from the same factories as luxury brands—for a fraction of the price

Italic has finally opened up its luxury-for-less marketplace to anyone—no membership required.

This site sells clothes and home goods from the same factories as luxury brands—for a fraction of the price

Michigan’s only HBCU closed in 2013. Now it’s reopening as a free design school

Pensole Lewis will be the first HBCU to reopen, ever.

Michigan’s only HBCU closed in 2013. Now it’s reopening as a free design school

Innovation By Design

Desk nooks and whiteboard walls: What Herman Miller’s wildly popular new line reveals about the future of offices

Ironically, smaller offices mean buying more furniture.

Desk nooks and whiteboard walls: What Herman Miller’s wildly popular new line reveals about the future of offices

Herman Miller’s iconic Aeron chair gets an eco-friendly upgrade

The best-selling chair now contains 2.5 pounds of recycled plastic.

Herman Miller’s iconic Aeron chair gets an eco-friendly upgrade

Fast Company Magazine

How Andi Owen turned Herman Miller into a modern design juggernaut

The latest power move by the Herman Miller CEO: her recent bid to acquire Knoll for $1.8 billion.

How Andi Owen turned Herman Miller into a modern design juggernaut

Legendary American furniture company Herman Miller is now MillerKnoll

The new name preserves an important piece of design history.

Legendary American furniture company Herman Miller is now MillerKnoll

Only 4.8% of designers are Black. Herman Miller, Adobe, and Gap unveil a plan to change that

Nearly two dozen companies are pledging to bring equity to design through the newly launched Diversity in Design Collaborative.

Only 4.8% of designers are Black. Herman Miller, Adobe, and Gap unveil a plan to change that

The $4 billion problem designers can’t shake

Knockoffs threaten designers’ livelihood. Now companies, from Herman Miller to Gensler to Steelcase, are fighting back.

The $4 billion problem designers can’t shake

Herman Miller’s new office line is the anti-cubicle

The new OE1 line embraces a more flexible, less prescriptive workplace.

Herman Miller’s new office line is the anti-cubicle

This Herman Miller face mask is designed to fight modern slavery

The mask is inspired by architecture, and it’s designed to raise awareness and funds to combat modern slavery in global design supply chains.

This Herman Miller face mask is designed to fight modern slavery

The best designed gifts of 2020

The annual Co.Design gift guide is here to brighten up your holiday shopping in the strangest of all years with 43 creative and unique ideas.

The best designed gifts of 2020

2020 was a terrible year for everything except gaming

Here are seven gifts for gamers.

2020 was a terrible year for everything except gaming

Is your home office chair destroying your body? Herman Miller wants to help

Herman Miller’s new store brings in ergonomic experts to let you try before you buy.

Is your home office chair destroying your body? Herman Miller wants to help

Herman Miller’s newest office chair is built for your off hours

The iconic furniture brand sets its sights on gamerz.

Herman Miller’s newest office chair is built for your off hours

Is your home office wrecking your body? This Herman Miller quiz will help you fix it

If you can reach out and touch your computer screen, there’s room for improvement.

Is your home office wrecking your body? This Herman Miller quiz will help you fix it

These stylish Herman Miller chairs are perfect for your home office

Meet the Cosm, Lino, and Sayl office chairs, which were designed for working from home before working from home was cool.

These stylish Herman Miller chairs are perfect for your home office

A classical design mandate would be terrible for workers

What work might look like under a classical architecture mandate.

A classical design mandate would be terrible for workers

5 top designers imagine the workplace of 2040

Most will make you optimistic about the future. One will prep you for a dystopian, alternate universe. Just in case.

5 top designers imagine the workplace of 2040

Exclusive Danish design brand Hay is finally launching in the U.S.

Hay’s online store for the North American market goes live today–and its first U.S. brick-and-mortar will open soon in Portland, Oregon.

When offices die, how do you design an office chair?

Office chairs have gone from corporate status symbols to afterthoughts. Here’s how one furniture manufacturer is adapting.

When offices die, how do you design an office chair?

Impact

This Dutch construction innovation shows it’s possible to quickly retrofit every building

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Companies need to confront how work conditions affect the well-being of their employees

News

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Co.Design

The painful irony behind today’s suburban shopping malls

These glowing turntables by Brian Eno feel like the future of music

Why New York’s iconic Palace Theatre is being raised 30 feet off the ground

Work Life

10 key events that have the potential to boost our economy by $3.4 trillion

Not doing this one key thing will undermine all your DEI efforts

Feeling distressed at work? It might be more than burnout