Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

No other business of its kind did more than the Herman Miller Furniture Company to introduce modern design into American homes. Working with legendary designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson and Alexander Girard, the Zeeland, Michigan-based firm fostered some of the boldest expressions of what we now call mid-century modern style. In doing so, Herman Miller produced some of the most beautiful, iconic and, one can even say, noblest furniture ever.
Founded in 1923, Herman Miller was originally known for grand historicist bedroom suites: heavily ornamented wood furniture that appealed to a high-minded, wealthier clientele. The company — named for its chief financial backer — began to suffer in the early 1930s as the Great Depression hit, and D.J. De Pree, the company’s CEO, feared bankruptcy. In 1932, aid came in the form of Gilbert Rohde, a self-taught furniture designer who had traveled widely in Europe, absorbing details of the Art Deco movement and other modernist influences. After persuading De Pree that the growing middle-class required smaller, lighter household furnishings, Rohde set a new course for Herman Miller, creating sleek chairs, tables and cabinetry that were the essence of the Streamline Moderne style.
Rohde died suddenly in 1944. The following year, De Pree turned to George Nelson, an architect who had written widely about modern furniture design. Under Nelson’s leadership, Herman Miller would embrace new technologies and materials and audacious biomorphic forms. Some of the pieces the company produced are now emblems of 20th century American design, including the Eames lounge chair and ottoman and Nelson’s Marshmallow sofa and Coconut chair. As you can see on 1stDibs, such instantly recognizable furnishings have become timeless — staples of a modernist décor; striking, offbeat notes in traditional environments.
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Upholstery, Birch
Early 2000s American Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Metal
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Steel, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Steel
1980s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Fiberglass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Naugahyde, Fiberglass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Steel
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Chrome
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Chrome
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1970s American Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Chrome
1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Fiberglass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Fiberglass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Fiberglass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Fiberglass
Early 2000s American Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Fiberglass