MillerKnoll, Incorporated, doing business as Herman Miller, is an American company that produces office furniture, equipment, and home furnishings. Its best known designs include the Aeron chair, Noguchi table, Marshmallow sofa, Mirra chair, and Eames Lounge Chair. Herman Miller is also credited with the 1968 invention of the office cubicle (originally known as the "Action Office") under then–director of research Robert Propst.[2][3]
History
Herman Miller was founded in 1905 as the Star Furniture Co.[3] In 1919, it was renamed the Michigan Star Furniture Co. under then-president Dirk Jan DePree. DePree and his father-in-law, Herman Miller, (born Harm Mulder on 7 September 1867 in Hoogemeeden, Groningen, Netherlands)[4]