Art

For this piece, Adrian Kay Wong 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 Nelson Pop Art Blue Dot Poster was…

Laxmi Hussain’s inspiration comes from the female form encountered in everyday life, the tenderness of motherhood, and the natural shapes of the body as a vessel and its evolution throughout life. Her work often includes elements that appear incomplete, inviting the viewer to fill in the absences.

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…

The Sweet Corn Picnic Poster is as much a part of the Herman Miller canon as the Eames Lounge Chair. It was the first of 20 posters designed for the company’s annual employee picnic, and the first assignment given to Stephen Frykholm, who’d just been hired as Herman Miller’s first in-house graphic designer. Frykholm went…

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…