Herman Miller

Last Wednesday during our Interior systems, materials and codes class, we had a representative from Herman Miller to teach us more about their company.  Everything the rep had told us was very informational by providing us with facts about how they approached to be more sustainable.  I was very interested in the designs they had for each office space from a 4’6’’ -6’4’’ space and still accommodating the client’s needs. The process Herman Miller went through to create a setting where the human experience is not only a working area but also a learning environment.

Herman Miller moved into the “cradle to cradle” method by creating their furniture to be more sustainable. The one chair that I was most interested in was the Embody chair that helps restore the balance of human/ computer relationship. In other words it helps out people that spend most of their day at the computer. The pixilated support automatically conforms to every movement and distributes ones weight evenly. The Embody chair is even one size fits all! (Pretty cool!)

Even with the issue of ergonomics Herman Miller was able to adapt to the size, shape, posture, and spinal curves of different people.The Embody chair does not only help improve posture and mind flow, but is also LEED silver certificate with 95% of it recyclable! The Embody chair is the future and would be a great add-in for all cooperate offices.

After the representative talked the Herman Miller chairs, she began to talk about the “Resolve system”. This system was mainly focused on the “.com” organizations, that was created in 2000.  The system is a human centered base on a 120-degree system that it open and welcoming to all the employees. “And Resolve creates friendly work spaces; its shapes and openness encourage people to connect, interact, and collaborate” (HermanMiller.com). The benefit of having the Resolve system over another is that the work spaces are not confined; workers can work freely and enjoy their working environment.                                                           

For my designing of the Landor office, I would love to incorporate the Resolve system into my planning. By this I will be able to have open areas for the designers to consult and interact with one another.