Herman Miller

MillerKnoll, Inc.
FormerlyHerman Miller Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryFurniture manufacturing
Office and home furnishings retailer
Predecessors
  • Star Furniture Co.
  • Michigan Star Furniture Co.
  • Herman Miller Furniture Company
Founded1905; 119 years ago (1905) (as Star Furniture Co.)
FounderD. J. De Pree
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Andi Owen (president and CEO)
RevenueDecrease US$3.63 billion (2024)
Increase US$167 million (2024)
Increase US$82.3 million (2024)
Total assetsDecrease US$4.04 billion (2024)
Total equityDecrease US$1.39 billion (2024)
Number of employees
10,200 (2024)
Subsidiaries
Websitehermanmiller.com
millerknoll.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of June 1, 2024.[1]

MillerKnoll, Inc., 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 the 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]

  1. ^ "MillerKnoll, Inc. FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Schlosser, Julie (March 22, 2006). "Cubicles: The great mistake". Fortune Magazine.
  3. ^ Pina, Leslie (1998). Classic Herman Miller. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0471-2.