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Ola Moszumanska
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A new chapter of Herman Miller’s design continuum: Kim Colin and Sam Hecht named Global Creative Directors
After two decades of creative partnership, Kim Colin and Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility step into a joint role as Herman Miller’s Global Creative Directors – a reminder that the brand’s ethos isn’t defined solely by their products, but also by the quiet thread of thought that shapes the space in-between, crafting a purposeful, human-centric and enduring trajectory.
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Dipped in integrity: The profound depth of Aeron Chair’s extended palette
Aeron Chair’s new shades, Nightfall and Jasper, arrive with a sense of quiet cohesion – no bells and whistles, no loud technicolour; just two timeless, perfectly versatile near-neutrals. But the new hues aren’t just about colour – and their significance is much more profound than their surface-level subtlety might suggest.
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Alex Bain on finding his anchor in Herman Miller’s Aeron Chair
In the last instalment of our three-part performance seating series, Alex Bain from Architectus explains why sitting well shouldn’t feel like sitting at all and explores an unexpected success metric of the hybrid workplace: the grounding power of emotional support.
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Michael Drescher and Jacob Olsen on finding the sweet spot with Herman Miller’s Sayl Chair
In the second instalment of our performance seating three-parter, we turn to DKO’s Michael Drescher and Jacob Olsen to peek behind Sayl’s confident architectural form and explore the ideas of inclusivity, adaptability and freedom to move as hallmarks of what sitting your best actually means.
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A collective vision: The whimsical workplace with Intuit, COX and MillerKnoll
Stepping into Intuit’s Sydney workplace certainly doesn’t feel like walking into an office. Why? In this film, we discover that, when joy takes precedence as a design driver, even a high-performing commercial CBD headquarters can feel like an intuitive wonderland that invites employees to choose their own adventure.
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Dale O’Brien on sitting easy with Herman Miller’s Verus Chair
In the first instalment of our three-part series exploring what it means to sit your best, we pose the question to Gray Puksand’s Dale O’Brien, who discusses the importance of ease and majority rule when it comes to sitting and reveals why specifying a task chair is not unlike choosing a Volvo.
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Degrees of separation: Exploring the common ground of 31 Degrees Design’s new releases
Designed for two distinct contemporary planes, DuO Too and CoALL find common ground in their purposeful, considered articulations, profoundly rooted in the dynamics between humans and the spaces they interact with.
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Raw softness: Cruda by Greg Natale and Designer Rugs
In the latest collaboration between Designer Rugs and Greg Natale, the raw rigour of modernist geometries finds its most comforting articulation in the inherent softness of floor coverings.
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Anything but standard: Kaya reimagines izakaya through organic modernity
Grounded by the rich warmth of American white oak, The Standard’s newly opened restaurant, Kaya, redefines the classic dining convention through a tasteful fusion of biophilic design, mid-century modern sensibility and elevated whimsy.
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Conversations shape design, connection transforms the world: MillerKnoll leads the collective dialogue
MillerKnoll reimagines the convention of dinner table interactions by plating up a future-forward menu of sustainable design conversation starters as part of the inspiring “Conversations for a Better World” event series.
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Liberating efficiency, effortless cooking: Bosch’s Series 8 Ovens
With its new Series 8 Ovens, Bosch leverages the intuitive appeal of quiet efficiency to address the most pressing challenge of a modern home chef: making healthy cooking not only delicious but quick, effortless and inspired.
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Inside MillerKnoll’s Archives: Where decades fuse, design unites, and legacy unfolds
The undeniable thread connecting Herman Miller and Knoll’s design legacies across the decades now finds its profound physical embodiment at MillerKnoll’s new Design Yard Archives.
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Palpable paradise, found: The Tappeti Elysium Rug Collection
In this mesmerising collection of hand-tufted rugs and carpets, Tappeti masterfully articulates the ephemeral feeling of inner bliss through a woven cartography of bespoke landscapes that unfurl into an idyllic underfoot paradise.
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The mould everyone fits: 75 years of the Eames Shell Chair
For three-quarters of a century, the iconic Eames Shell Chair has redefined the very act of sitting with its groundbreaking form, proving that, rather than restrict, the right mould can embrace every space, need and individual aspiration.
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Gone, not wasted: Hassell, Autex and The Workshop’s lasting message
Quietly signalling this year’s ArchiBuild Expo’s galvanising optimism, The Workshop’s fleeting presence leaves the industry with a particularly lasting and resonant message: zero-waste is not only possible but scalable.
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Sculptural camouflage: Tangram’s disappearing architecture
With the new Tangram collection for Cesar, García Cumini introduces a timeless system of delightfully winding volumes, artfully concealed functionality and sculptural compositions that move beyond rigid angularity to redefine the social heart of the home with intuitive flow.
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Zenith’s Teddy Collection: A cohesive system for the modern workplace
Teddy, a new collection from Zenith, offers a cohesive design language that extends across a versatile suite of tables and workstations, catering to the dynamic realities of the modern workplace.
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Partners and pioneers: Knoll’s legacy of design dialogue
While the alluring myth of a lone genius can be particularly appealing, Knoll’s enduring legacy was built on a more profound reality: that a singular vision is only augmented through dialogue, proving that collaboration is one of the most transformative tools in design.
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Sculpting sounds, layering landscapes: Architectus and Woven Image at Flinders University
Striking a harmonious chord amidst the urban rhythm of Adelaide’s Festival Plaza, Flinders University’s new campus integrates meticulously crafted soundscapes that soothe the buzz of modern pedagogy, settling into the building’s multifaceted context.
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Dynamic dazzle of radical restraint: Gaggenau’s 200 Series Flex Induction Cooktop
Gaggenau’s understated appliance fuses a carefully calibrated aesthetic of deliberate subtraction with an intuitive dynamism of culinary fluidity, unveiling a delightfully unrestricted spectrum of high-performing creativity.