14 Jul Design with Impact: MillerKnoll Design Days 2024

At this year’s Design Days, MillerKnoll introduced a broader view of their dynamic design collective. It focused on their Design with Impact perspective, an approach that seeks to improve employee well-being, foster a sense of community and connection, and help organizations navigate change. Through two interactive exhibits and new showroom displays, Design Days highlights how innovation, quality, and new products across our collective help shape the world we live in.

HIGHLIGHT REEL

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Design Days offered an exclusive look at how our Design with Impact approach is helping to redefine the workplace. Watch MillerKnoll’s highlight reel to relive the experience or take it all in for the first time.

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BRAND HIGHLIGHTS

THE BUZZ FROM THE COLLECTIVE

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Test Lab Experience: Boom! Bop! Bang!

MillerKnoll’s story of quality is a point of differentiation for both the company and its brands, demonstrating their values of integrity, longevity and quality. At Design Days this year, the company recreated its Test Lab for an exhibit at Fulton Market, where it displayed the trials and tribulations of daily use. MillerKnoll’s Test Lab conducts some 2,500 different tests on products ranging from task chairs to height-adjustable desks to benching systems. Products don’t leave the Test Lab until they’ve surpassed industry guidelines and standards—ensuring that products from their brands stand the test of time.

Sustainable Design: Second Nature

At MillerKnoll’s Second Nature exhibit, Design Days guests immersed themselves in the company’s innovative, holistic approach to sustainability. The exhibit showcased the many ways their collective of brands are designing out waste, working to reduce their carbon footprint, and sourcing better materials to help us design a better planet. Guided by their purpose—design for the good of humankind—it has become second nature for MillerKnoll to design for circularity and pursue innovations in materials and processes that will make a measurable impact on people and the planet. The result is a powerful statement on MillerKnoll’s legacy as a leader in sustainability and their ongoing commitment to shape a better world.

Design with Impact

Everyone talks about how work is changing. Let’s talk about what to do about it. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine the workplace. Millerknoll’s Design with Impact research is a springboard for uncovering the purpose of your place. Learn how this framework can support employee well-being, foster connection, and embrace change. Explore Design with Impact settings here.

Reintroducing Herman Miller’s Ideas magazine

In celebration of its 100th anniversary last year, Herman Miller launched a brand refresh, showcasing a refined visual identity and reintroducing designs from its archives, including its iconic Ideas magazine. Originally published as an internal quarterly from 1978 to 1982, Ideas was far more than a typical company bulletin. Each issue explored a single theme with cover designs so striking they are now sold as archival posters, like the 1978 cover by Linda Powell, his special, standalone edition of Ideas is now intended for a wider audience, featuring stories such as the making of the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman and a profile of the printmaker behind Herman Miller’s beloved Summer Picnic posters, making it a true design artifact for enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Read more about Ideas on Fast Company here.

Bauhaus Classics Reframed

Knoll presented four Bauhaus-era collections by Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in a palette of three ultra-matte finishes—an archival dark red, white, and onyx—demonstrating the transformative power of color. This release marks the first time marks that the tubular steel collections will be commercially produced in the ultra-matte colors, offer a contemporary re-framing of these classic designs.

NEW INTRODUCTIONS

See What’s New

Here’s a sampling of some of the many new products and product line extensions MillerKnoll introduced this year at Design Days.

Herman Miller Bay Work Pod

This enclosure offers a contrast to the open office, whether that’s for focused solo work that feels like a refuge or a video call that puts you in your best light—complete with ergonomic seating, good lighting, and great acoustics.

Herman Miller Mirra 2

Studio 7.5 and Herman Miller recently reduced the carbon footprint of this award-winning ergonomic chair, reassessing how every element could be more sustainably made in light of material innovations.

Knoll Cove Collection

Dan Grabowski’s expertly crafted, minimalist collection for private offices combines refined, refreshingly light elements constructed with precision. Premium wood veneers bring warmth indoors and reflect the renowned quality of Knoll.

Knoll Morrison Hannah Chair

Originally introduced in 1973 by Andrew Morrison and Bruce Hannah, this flexible seating solution offers instant upholstered comfort, and an updated palette of color and material options engages a contemporary vision.

Knoll Tugendhat Chair

An archival reissue, the Tugendhat Chair was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929. The cantilevered frame gently bounces with the sitter, inviting movement and ease.

Muuto Connect Modular Sofa

This customizable sofa is available in 13 different modules, fitting exact spacial needs. Designed with long, elegant lines, its details bring character to any space, all while complementing and enhancing its surroundings.

Muuto Linear Steel Collection

This collection marries durable outdoor materials with relaxed comfort and understated style. Crafted of weather-resistant, powder-coated steel with a matte finish, it offers a contemporary yet timeless aesthetic.

HAY Rey Collection

Rey Collection by Bruno Rey redefines modern minimalism with sleek lines and timeless design. Patented with manufacturer Dietiker’s unique screwless wood-to-metal connection, this collection has an immeasurable attention to detail.