Art

Alexander Girard was the director of design for Herman Miller’s textile division from 1952 to 1973. Toward the end of his tenure, he was asked to add an element of ‘aesthetic functionalism’ to Herman Miller’s very first open-plan office system, called Action Office. He responded with more than 40 images for the Environmental Enrichment Panel…

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. Japanese-American designer Tomoko Miho transformed corporate graphics in the 1960s with her use of saturated colors and precise geometric patterns. The ‘Herman Miller Brochure Covers’ poster captures her meticulous skill…

Freddo by Milan-based French artist Nathalie Du Pasquier is part of a series of framed posters offered by The Wrong Shop. Founded by Sebastian Wrong, this U.K.-based company was established to make unique artwork which is both affordable and well presented. Its collection of posters ‘ which Wrong sees as a contemporary, considered take on…

Sinziana Velicescu is a Los Angeles-based photographer and filmmaker. ‘Van Nuys, CA’ (2018), 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 our perception of context and…

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. Designers Philip Mitchell and Stephen Frykholm collaborated on…

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…

William Luz created this original silkscreen print on archival 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. All of Luz’s work is screen-printed by hand at Du…