Art

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…

For this piece, Scott Sueme designed an original digital artwork that 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 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 eye-catching Face Print (1979) by Irving Harper…

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. Designed in 1981, the ‘Chadwick Modular Group’ poster by graphic artist Steve Frykholm offers a top-down view of the playful twists and turns that define Don Chadwick’s striking sofa system….

For this piece, New York-based artist Aschely Cone explored her interest in patterning, asymmetry, and doubling with an artwork that is a study in dichotomies. Her 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…

While textile design was the primary focus of Alexander Girard, he was also admired for his work in furniture design, graphics, exhibitions, and interior architecture. Girard brought a sensuous playfulness to 20th-century design that had been absent from the austere aesthetic of classic modernism. He devoted the same level of attention to every interior: Ceilings,…

For this piece, Portland, OR-based painter Arielle Zamora created an original monotype 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 is archivally framed with acrylic Plexiglas and…