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Creating synergies of form, hue and space
When considered from the perspective of the human experience, a chair is not merely an object. It is a human vantage point within a space, it is the focal point for energies and activities, and it is a visual anchor that guides activities and emotions.
Events
INDE.Awards Gala marks ten years with truly regional scope
At a packed awards night in Melbourne, the design community from all corners of the Asia-Pacific region came together to celebrate an incredible range of winners.
Events
Celebrating ten years of Indo-Pacific design: 2026 INDE.Award winners revealed
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2026 INDE.Awards recognised the outstanding people, projects and products shaping design across the Indo-Pacific.
Articles
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.
Articles
What happens when a chair becomes the conversation?
At Machine Hall, Herman Miller gathered Sydney’s design community to consider performance seating as part of workplace strategy, not just workplace furniture.
Articles
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.
Articles
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.
Articles
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.
Articles
A force for good
MillerKnoll releases the 2025 Better World Report showcasing how design can drive meaningful change through measurable progress across social, environmental and governance initiatives
Articles
Minimalism comes full circle
With a minimalist aesthetic and an inventive approach to product, ZETR is challenging the way electrical accessories are designed, made and experienced.
Articles
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.
Articles
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.
Articles
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.
Articles
Mirra 2 Chair: Mirroring the body, shaping the future
Named after the way it mirrors human movements, Mirra 2 Chair’s dynamic design reflects the intricate individuality of our bodies and proves that adaptability isn’t just about keeping up with the times but actively shaping them.
Workplace
MillerKnoll and Pergo put on celebrations in Bangkok
The global leader in design and innovation, formed from the merger of Herman Miller and Knoll, recently hosted an exclusive event to mark a milestone in its partnership with Pergo.
Project
Quiet, please: The only pod we’ll ever need is here
Herman Miller’s Bay Work Pod isn’t just about creating a cosy nook amidst the expanse of an open office – it’s about fostering a genuinely inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to do their best work. Could this be the pod that finally gets it right?
Articles
Design investments and the art of enduring
XTRA and MillerKnoll are bringing global icons to the Singapore design scene.
Articles
“A space that affects all the senses:” Bates Smart and MillerKnoll create a holistic workplace in Melbourne
A new holistic workplace design typology is achieved thanks to collaboration and customisation.
Products
Sustainable evolution of an icon: Herman Miller introduces bamboo upholstery for the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
The inclusion of the environmental bamboo upholstery option in the iconic Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman designs by Herman Miller not only spotlights the brand’s forward-thinking approach to sustainability but also pays homage to the pioneering spirit embedded in the Eames design legacy.
Articles
From the design archives: Herman Miller re-releases two pieces of iconic modernist furniture
After 80 years, the Rohde Collection puts two pieces of Herman Miller history back into circulation.
Articles
Fuld Nesting Chair: The horizontal revolution in stackable seating awarded Red Dot’s top distinction
Steeped in meticulous research and respect towards the universal need for adaptable office seating, this transformative design by Stefan Diez not only challenges the conventions of traditional nesting chairs – it revolutionises the way we plan, design and interact within our workspaces.
Articles
MillerKnoll solidifies Southeast Asian presence with Jakarta and Singapore partnerships
MillerKnoll, the design powerhouse born from the iconic merger of Herman Miller and Knoll, expands its reach in Southeast Asia with two major new dealerships.
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Herman Miller revisits the playful roots of iconic Eames designs
In a gesture that honours the Eames’ distinct creative sensibility, Herman Miller unearths the design duo’s unseen colourways, bringing a playful new energy to some of their most iconic pieces.
Events
MillerKnoll’s first ANZ dealer unveiled
On the 22nd of February, the local design scene brimmed with excitement as Unison marked its 10th anniversary by becoming the first MillerKnoll dealer in the Australia and New Zealand region.
Events
An exclusive event unfurling through time and the workplace: A Taste of Herman Miller in Melbourne
Renowned furniture brand Herman Miller recently hosted a unique and exclusive event – ‘A Taste of Herman Miller’ – in Melbourne on February 15, 2024.
Articles
Herman Miller unveils new OE1 products
Herman Miller expands its flagship workplace range with new products designed to enhance productivity – and the delight of working anywhere, in any way.
Articles
Classics informing classics: a design evolution
Join us for a Herman Miller series that looks at how architects and designers use their most iconic designs to create beautiful and functional office spaces.
Furniture
Building success and shaping an icon
Join us for a Herman Miller series that looks at how architects and designers use their most iconic designs to create beautiful and functional office spaces
Articles
Creating a legacy of design
Join us for a Herman Miller series that looks at how architects and designers use their most iconic designs to create beautiful and functional office spaces.
Articles
MillerKnoll: The great responsibility of great design
As MillerKnoll offers a deep-dive into some of the company’s ESG initiatives with the recently released 2023 Better World Report, we take a closer look at their unwavering commitment to transformative design – and the belief that with great design comes great responsibility.
Articles
A new take on the classic nesting chair
The Fuld Nesting Chair from Herman Miller elevates the experience of a nesting chair while enabling flexible configurations for workspaces.
Ideas
The latest ‘Whole Of Lifecycle Furniture’ initiatives: In review
In Australia alone, 6.4 per cent of all waste generated comes from furniture and furnishings. In this article, we review today’s most impactful Whole Of Lifecycle Furniture practices.
Articles
MillerKnoll: Design history in the making
Two years after Herman Miller and Knoll joined forces under the MillerKnoll brand, we explore why the establishment of this exciting collective was not only an inevitable progression for the two workplace design pioneers, but also a formative moment in contemporary design history.
Articles
Beauty as function: Herman Miller’s first collaboration with Gabriel Tan
The new Luva Modular Sofa and Cyclade Tables present two unique studies in organic, modular design that expand Herman Miller’s diverse portfolio.
Furniture
Asari: Softness, hard at work
With its graceful contours evoking the gentle curvature of a clam shell, exquisite ergonomic prowess and instant comfort, the new performance chair from Naoto Fukasawa and Herman Miller heralds a new generation of workplace seating.
Articles
Herman Miller sets Sayl for Ocean-Bound Plastic
Herman Miller advances their ambition to use at least 50% of recycled plastic content by the end of the decade by expanding the collection of designs made with mismanaged waste diverted from rivers and oceans.
Articles
Super-charged, energised and unexpected: workplace design with Bradhly Le
The idea that the only way is forward isn’t new but it feels particularly current when it comes to the evolution of the commercial workplace. Here, Bradhly Le takes stock of the significant transformation this typography has been going through – and points to adaptable design as one of the essential vehicles for this dynamic shift.
Events
MillerKnoll and The Work Space at the 2023 INDE.Awards
We have all felt it and continue to experience the ramifications of change. It’s in the air and workplace design is at the vanguard of creating new approaches to working. Design leads the way at the 2023 INDE.Awards as the spotlight shines on The Work Space category and a partner who has recently made a historic change on a global scale.
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Designing for agility, flexibility and fluidity in the future workplace
The workplace has changed – and it will continue to evolve. With dynamism at the heart of clients’ requirements, architects and designers at leading practices such as Elenberg Fraser are using and recommending Herman Miller’s OE1 products for the future workplace.
Articles
Passport: Your ticket to the untethered workplace
While Herman Miller’s new height-adjustable work table isn’t as pocketable as a travel document, its compact body has been inspired by the same idea of unrestricted movement – and designed to enable work from anywhere, anytime.
Workplace
Here are 5 destinations where people just happen to work
We visit five cutting-edge, Australian-designed workplaces that will make your forget what work looks like.
Articles
Dipping offices in colour with Herman Miller
Bidding farewell to mundane and uninspired office spaces, colour has transformed our workplaces into layered and engaging environments. So we sit down with Karina Simpson, Hot Black’s Workplace Lead, to talk about the influence colour has on the workspace landscape through the prism of Herman Miller’s progressive colour philosophy.
News
Follow the highlights: SLAB’s studio trip to Herman Miller US
SLAB, the design studio which won Herman Miller’s Work, Redefined – The Design Challenge in 2021, is about to embark on the trip of a lifetime. Follow them as they discover the world of Herman Miller in the US, 3-6 October.
Articles
Herman Miller and HAY have reinterpreted your favourite Eames designs
This creative partnership has delivered on a modern interpretation of design’s most iconic classics.
Articles
The only way is up: Introducing Herman Miller’s Ratio
Forget everything you know about desk design with this re-introduction of a classic.
People
“Like a lolly shop for designers”: The story behind HOW.’s new showroom and rebrand
Celebrating 10 years with a rebrand and new showroom opening HOW.’s CEO, Paul Howard, shares his vision for the business.
Project
INDE.Awards 2022 winners announced!
The auditorium was full, the vibe electric and the winners truly outstanding last night at the INDE.Awards Gala. Scroll the Indo Pacific’s most outstanding projects and people, here.
Project
Comfort and space at the heart of today’s workplace
Workplaces are evolving and, in this year’s INDE.Awards, 12 shortlisted Work Space projects showcase just what is expected, with every amenity to sustain a working life.
Events
Feed your knowledge, become the expert: INDE.Summit line-up announced
The program and speaker line-up for INDE.Summit has been announced. Block out Wednesday August 3rd and book your tickets. Find the full program is here.
Events
Saturday Indesign is set for Melbourne in 2023
Saturday Indesign returns to Melbourne in 2023, register your interest to exhibit, collaborate or attend today!
Events
Scroll the highlights! Saturday Indesign’s most memorable moments
For those with major FOMO! Here we relive the highlights of Saturday Indesign and share all the moments you may have missed from that memorable May day in Sydney.
Articles
A playful spin on a classic swivel
Herman Miller’s new performance chair is a joyful fusion of mid-century modern aesthetic, contemporary ergonomics – and a layered palette of colours and textures that will turn any space into a creative playground.
Project
The wait is over! Presenting the INDE.Awards Shortlist 2022
After much deliberation among INDE.Awards’ jurors, we are incredibly excited to present The Official Shortlist for the INDE.Awards 2022.
News
Devote your Saturday to mastering workplace design
This Saturday in Sydney, leading workplace brands bring you the latest design intel on the rapidly changing workplace sector.
News
Introducing your 2022 Saturday Indesign speakers
Catch up with some of our industry’s top talents at this year’s Saturday Indesign speaker series.
Events
All you need to know about Alexandria Precinct at Saturday Indesign
Alexandria has grown to become one of Saturday Indesign’s largest precincts. On Saturday 21 May, we’ll immerse you in the best design the precinct has to offer.
Articles
You set the rhythm for your working day: the OE1 mission
Here’s an innovative furniture collection that is focused on empowering the people who use it. From individuals to teams, to designers – OE1 from Herman Miller puts the emphasis on finding your rhythm in today’s hyper fluid work-life.
Events
Time to get book smart: The design talks happening Saturday Indesign
Here’s a run-down of the panel discussions happening on Saturday 21 May at Saturday Indesign. Start filling your calendar, because they are all free!
Ideas
Current workplace insights from Grimshaw, Warren and Mahoney, and Elenberg Fraser
From the correlation between the way we learn and our working preferences and the death of ‘corporate starships’, to the all-important sense of temporary ownership in an environment of constant change – in the second part of “The Future of Work” we explore further shifts that define the evolution of the workplace.
Events
Where to go, what to do – your editors’ guide to Saturday Indesign 2022
Creative design interventions, relationship building, knowledge sharing – Saturday Indesign has it all. Coming up Saturday 21 May in Sydney, Saturday Indesign has something for everyone. We get you started with our top 10 picks.
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The who’s who: Saturday Indesign’s exhibitor meetup
With a month to go until Saturday Indesign 2022, our famous exhibitor meetup returned for a warm up before the real thing!
Articles
The Byne System: Flexible workplace specification made easy
Herman Miller, the unquestionable leader in workplace design, once again brings the signature fusion of their research capability and insightful design ethos to the (work) table with a new, all-in-one system developed to make creating agile environments easy.
News
The wait is over! Saturday Indesign 2022 exhibitors announced
Saturday Indesign is back for 2022 with a lineup of exhibitors opening the doors to Sydney’s best showrooms
News
How does architecture shape employment? The INDE.Awards’ Work Space reveals all
What will The Work Space category of INDE.Awards reveal to us in 2022? Last year it shone a light on the changing standard of workspaces and commercial design. Here’s what past shortlisters and category partner, Herman Miller, have to share.
Fixed & Fitted
Key advice for building a fluid workplace: Future of work part #1
From the polycentric model and upside-down buildings to the allure of whimsy and celebration of utility. Three top designers tell us how workplace design is responding to the fluid reality of work.
Articles
Work life meets park life with this Hot Black workplace concept
Hot Black’s “atemporal” architectural concept has been recognised as a Top Design in Herman Miller’s Workplace Redefined – The Design Challenge. Here’s what Hot Black put forward.
News
SLAB dreams big for tomorrow’s Social Office to win Herman Miller’s design challenge
SLAB wins Work, Redefined – The Design Challenge with a Kit Of Pods for the Social Office. This 3-D printed off-the-shelf product is both a solution and a strategy that puts people at the centre of the new socially-driven workplace.
Project
Flexible, Creative, Diverse – the new Living Office
In Living Edge’s new Sydney Living Office, work is sensitively blended into the beautiful furniture showcases. It’s a dynamic destination that serves as a specification hub, and the central headquarters for the Living Edge team.
Articles
Australia’s top design minds compete to envisage the future workplace
It’s the million-dollar question: what does the future of work look like? Herman Miller has put it to Australia’s top design minds to conceptualise what that future might look like, in its inaugural ‘Work, Redefined’ design challenge.
Articles
75 years of Eames LCW, the chair that broke the mould
The story behind the industry’s beloved chair is as iconic as Eames LCW itself. And so as we celebrate the diamond jubilee of one of Herman Miller’s most emblematic designs, we look back at Charles and Ray Eames’ experiment that saw an inventive response to a wartime need become one of the most influential objects of modern design.
News
Life saving design by Herman Miller
Actions speak louder than words, as Herman Miller sets a new agenda for sustainability, advocating for the health of our oceans.
Articles
The world’s best work chair just got better
With the re-release of their most acclaimed performance chair, Herman Miller boosts Aeron’s sustainability credentials – and proves that perfection can, in fact, be improved upon.
Furniture
Bringing iconic design back home
Launched last month, Herman Miller’s new localisation programme hones in on the importance of supporting local, Australian manufacturing and sustainability in design.
Articles
All rise, the adjustable workstation of the future is here
Herman Miller’s sit-to-stand desk has been redesigned to respond to change in the post-pandemic workplace – be it a transition between different working styles, accommodating individual working habits or switching between body positions.
Project
The Work Space at its best in the age of working from home
Alexander & Co. and Smart Design Studio’s joint win for The Work Space award is a testament to the fact that, in 2021, there’s no place (to work) like home.
Project
And the well deserved 2021 INDE.Awards wins go to…
The 2021 INDE.Awards winners have been announced, and each is a testament to the design excellence of the Indo-Pacific!
Articles
Future of work with Herman Miller: The new office is a desirable, adaptable and on-demand destination
As organisations adapt the hybrid strategy in the bid to best prepare for the post-pandemic future, we look at how a focus on inclusivity and equality of experience influences the role of the office – and how businesses can create adaptable spaces that foster collaboration, connection and concentration.
Events
Discover architecture’s best for 2021 at this year’s INDE.Awards
You’re invited to our annual celebration of Indo-Pacific architecture and design! Find out more about this year’s INDE.Awards here.
News
On the move: shifts made in leadership teams across industry
As June bumps into July, in 2021, GroupGSA’s founding director moves on; meanwhile, Architectus, Bates Smart and more ordain newly appointed leaders.
Furniture
Long live the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
A revered icon of mid century design and feat of unparalleled craftsmanship and comfort, the Eames Lounge and Ottoman, continues to impress with new and contemporary colourways.
Project
Most exemplary ways of working we’ve seen this year
The shortlist in The Work Space of this year’s INDE.Awards are definitely the places to be, not just for their function and amenity but for their sheer design brilliance.
Project
The INDE.Awards 2021 shortlist has delivered the goods
Granting a moment of sweet relief from the months’ of anticipation building around this year’s INDE.Awards, the 2021 INDE.Awards shortlist has been announced.
Ideas
No strangers to diversity in design: Herman Miller x Woods Bagot
What happened when Herman Miller tasked the designers at Woods Bagot to reinterpret the iconic Nelson Bubble Lamp to articulate themes of diversity in design…
Ideas
Diversity in design: Herman Miller x Cox explore Australia’s Indigenous story
Cox looks to Australia’s Indigenous story, as well as the design team’s own individual backgrounds to reinterpret the iconic Herman Miller Bubble Lamp around themes of diversity and inclusion.
Ideas
Herman Miller x SJB rediscover the value of inclusivity in design
What happened when Herman Miller tasked the designers at SJB to reinterpret the iconic Nelson Bubble Lamp to articulate themes of diversity and inclusion…
Articles
Chiclet reintroduced: seriously simple, yet not too serious
Striking in its playful simplicity, eye-catching and charmingly self-assured – the renowned sofa system named after a chewing gum is making a comeback. And it’s more relevant than ever.
Articles
Bill Stumpf: the man who brought comfort to work
When one believes that a good design isn’t just a good business, but a moral obligation, they are bound to create revolutionary furnishings that have the power to truly better human experience. For Bill Stumpf, effective design was all about comfort.
News
The powers of Herman Miller and Knoll combine
Here’s what the acquisition means for both companies, stakeholders and the design community as a whole.
Ideas
What sort of advancement, value and growth do we really need in the world?
Consisting of four CPD accredited discussions, the inaugural INDE.Summit is to be held on 5 August 2021 and will cast a discerning light over the notion of civil ‘development’.
Articles
Get comfortable with Herman Miller’s versatile performance seating
As we’re hopefully nearing the end of what might have been the most sedentary period of life for some, one thing has become abundantly clear to many. A comfortable, high-quality chair is a crucial part of any work set-up, whether in an office environment or a home setting.
News
Celebrating the INDE.Awards 2020, better late than never
Rainy Sydney played host to the INDE.Awards mixer event: an opportunity for the industry to come together and celebrate a 2020 programme unlike any other.
News
INDE.Awards entries extended to April 1st!
Get your photography ready and your project details in order, because you’ve got until April 1st to enter INDE.Awards 2021!
Events
The World of the Workplace
Work is integral to our lives – it sustains and informs us and ensures connection with colleagues and the broader community, if not the globe, and The Work Space category in the 2021 INDE.Awards showcases the very best in workplace design.
Articles
Celebrating Inclusivity and Equality with Herman Miller
The ultimate premise of design is to create better environments, utilities and tools that help people thrive – whoever they are and wherever they live, work and play. The ingrained diversity of humankind means that to design for a varied, global audience successfully, inclusivity, diversity, and equality have to drive not only the design process, but also manufacturing practices, operational procedures, and leadership style of any design brand aspiring to build a better experience for all.
Articles
Future of the office: just one piece in the hub-and-spoke puzzle
The onset of the pandemic redefined the role of the office space and accelerated the dynamic transformation Australian workplaces had been going through. We sit down with Kirsten Brown, National Insights Manager for Australia and New Zealand at Herman Miller, to talk about why the office of tomorrow will have to work harder to prove effective and why designing a space with fundamental human needs in mind is the best way to future-proof it.
Articles
Design Within Reach – Now Within Reach for Australia and NZ
Design that inspires and solves problems. This is the philosophy of Design Within Reach – and thanks to Herman Miller, the exceptionally crafted collections of this San Francisco founded design giant are now available in Australia and New Zealand.
Edit
The Indesign Edit On Education
Class is starting! In this issue we focus on three Education projects that incorporate great design, inspiring learning facilities and innovative products – bringing the fun back into the classroom.
Articles
Take a Seat with Herman Miller
For luxuriously comfortable, ergonomically designed chairs, Herman Miller has just the product to enhance our work and health.
Articles
The Workplace Transformation with Herman Miller
With so much talk about the changing face of the workplace, it’s time to consider the actual changes that need to happen in the post-Covid world. Herman Miller leads the way in support and advice with products that will set the scene perfectly to ensure a safe and comfortable working environment in 2020.