Herman Miller

I thought I would take the time to express my love for (in my opinion) the best furniture company in the world, Herman Miller. Herman Miller is incredibly successful, not because they have famous designers from all over the world design pieces, but because they do their research. They have studied why things work and why things don't. This is what allowed them (or rather my hero Bill Stumpf) to re-design the "perfect chair." He created a product that was flexible enough to be adjustable for every user, but also rigid enough that it provided enough support for every size. Bill once said, "I work best when I'm pushed to the edge," he said, "when I'm at the point where my pride is subdued, where I'm an innocent again. Herman Miller knows how to push me that way, mainly because the company still believes — years after D.J. DePree first told me — that good design isn't just good business, it's a moral obligation. Now that's pressure." Bill wanted to design beyond the landfill, and actually create a product that would help humanity. This really is an inspiration. Out of all the designers to meet, I would have loved to go out to dinner with Bill and pick his brain. 


Remember- "Good design is a moral obligation."