Art

David Esquivel created an original painting that has been printed as a high-quality archival print on acid-free paper, made of 100% cotton rag. Created in collaboration with Uprise Art, this limited-edition artwork print is custom-framed and exclusive to Design Within Reach. It’s archivally framed with acrylic Plexiglas and a matte wood frame. Limited edition of…

For this piece, Kayla Plosz Antiel’s original painting has been printed as a high-quality archival inkjet print on Epson Hot Press acid-free paper, made of 100% cotton rag. This artwork is archivally framed with UV-filtering acrylic Plexiglas and a matte wood frame. Open edition; unsigned.

Herman Miller has reintroduced a series of archival posters that capture the boldness, artistry, and personality of the company’s design history in vibrant graphic form. Originally created in 1978, the swooping lines and bold primary colors of John Massey’s ‘Action Office 2’ poster exemplify the idealism, playfulness (and love for Helvetica) that would come to…

Sinziana Velicescu is a Los Angeles-based photographer and filmmaker. ‘Tempe, AZ’ (2016), part of her Fabricating Desert series, explores a constructed reality of the natural landscape as a result of abstracting desert architecture. There is an intimacy and painterly quality to Velicescu’s work in the way she plays with perception of context and scale. Open…

Herman Miller has a long tradition of styling its physical spaces with bold ads and graphics, a process it calls ‘environmental enrichment.’ Fans of the brand often ask where they can find these works of art, which prompted the company to reprint select pieces from its archives. Linda Powell’s 1979 poster designed to advertise the…

Herman Miller has a long tradition of styling its physical spaces with bold ads and graphics, a process it calls ‘environmental enrichment.’ Fans of the brand often ask where they can find these works of art, which prompted the company to reprint select pieces from its archives. The Coconut Chair Ad by Irving Harper with…

Alexander Girard was the director of design for Herman Miller’s textile division from 1952 to 1973. He was asked to add an element of ‘aesthetic functionalism’ to Herman Miller’s first open-plan office system, called Action Office. He responded with more than 40 images for Environmental Enrichment Panels (1972), which are now available as quality, high-resolution…