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HERMAN MILLER + KNOLL = PREEMINENT LEADER IN MODERN DESIGN
Furniture Design Brands Herman Miller and Knoll Announce Merger, Catalyzing the Transformation of the Home and Office
News prepared by Juli Pisano for INT.design in 2021.
Two American design giants are combining into one. Furniture brand Herman Miller is acquiring fellow manufacturer Knoll in a cash and stock transaction valued at $1.8 billion that has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, the brands just announced on a new, combined website on April 19, 2021.
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. When completed, Herman Miller shareholders will own approximately 78 per cent of the combined company while Knoll shareholders will own approximately 22 per cent.
The merger will create the “preeminent leader in modern design,” the two brands claimed in the release. Between them, Herman Miller and Knoll have 19 brands and a presence in more than 100 countries.
A FEW HERMAN MILLER CLASSICS…
Executive Office Group,
design by Gilbert Rohde, 1942
Noguchi Table,
design by Isamu Noguchi, 1948
Bubble Nelson Lamp,
design by George Nelson, 1952
Nelson Swag Leg Desk,
design by George Nelson, 1958
Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman,
design by Charles & Ray Eames, 1956
Eames Molded Plastic Chair,
design by Charles & Ray Eames, 2001
Aeron Chair,
design by Bill Stumpf & Don Chadwick, 1994
A FEW KNOLL CLASSICS…
Cesca Chair,
design by Marcel Breuer, 1928
Barcelona Chair,
design by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1929
Rise Side Chair,
design by Jens Risom, 1943
Straight Chaise,
design by George Nakashima, 1946
Bertoia Barstool,
design by Harry Bertoia, 1952
Tulip Chair,
design by Eero Saarinen, 1957
Dinning Chair,
design by Richard Schultz, 1966
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