Art

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…

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, Stacey Beach created an original ink drawing that has been printed as a high-quality limited edition 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…

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…

Drawing 15 by French designer and artist Ronan Bouroullec 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…

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. The playful postmodern Wilkes Modular Sofa made the perfect muse for graphic designer Barbara Loveland, who immortalized its famed ‘Chiclet’ shape in the ‘Wilkes Modular Sofa Group’ poster in 1981….

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…