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 chairs, sofas, tables and other 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. Such instantly recognizable furnishings have become timeless — staples of a modernist décor; striking, offbeat notes in traditional environments.
Find a range of vintage Herman Miller office chairs, desks, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
George Nelson for Herman Miller Pedestal/ Side Table
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
George Nelson for Herman Miller Pedestal Table. Aluminum Base with a formica top and maple edge. Classic, useful design! Very clean example!
Metal
$999Sale Price|20% Off
Eames Coffee Table by Herman Miller, White Marble, Mid-Century Modern
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Step into design history with this thoughtfully reintroduced icon: the coffee table Charles and Ray Eames designed in 1949 for their Pacific Palisades home. Artisanally reimagined fo...
Marble, Metal, Aluminum
$976Sale Price|20% Off
Herman Miller Eames 42" Round Table
By Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
Herman Miller Eames Round Table Herman Miller Round top with walnut finish , the base is anodized in black with aluminum spider attachment. Great in and office or a home setting .
Laminate
Pedestal Side Coffee 5452 Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
The famous coffee table designed by George Nelson in 1960 for Herman Miller. White pedestal base, white tabletop. Signed!
Aluminum
C. 1954 George Nelson For Herman Miller End Table/Cabinet With Glass Top
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an End Table / Cabinet from George Nelson's Basic Cabinet Series, originally designed in 1946. This particular example was produced by Herman Miller C. 1954. This piece is co...
Aluminum
George Nelson Side Table for Herman Miller, Usa, 1960s
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
George Nelson side table for Herman Miller, USA - 1960s.
Wenge
Nightstand by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern nightstand by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller circa 1930s. Featuring a recessed top, two shelves, and a black drawer. Fully ma...
Walnut
Charles & Ray Eames IT Folding Side Table, Herman Miller, 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare and early IT drop leg side table, abbreviated for Incidental Table, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, produced by Herman Miller in the late 1940s. This folding table features...
Metal
Round Side Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The George Nelson-designed round pedestal side table for Herman Miller features a timeless and sleek design. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, it boasts a circular table s...
Aluminum
1950s George Nelson for Herman Miller Side Table / Nightstand on Pedestal Base
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Pedestal Occasional Table, model 5655, designed by George Nelson & Associates for Herman Miller in 1956. The piece has a case of Brazilian Rosewood and has a pedestal base of white enameled aluminum. It has one drawer. The base has been professionally restored, and the rosewood case has been freshly refinished. The piece measures 17 inches deep, 24 inches wide...
Aluminum
Pair of Nightstands by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made of original vinyl and mahogany. Tagged. This is a very rare example from Gilbert Rohde who saved the Herman Miller furniture company with his idea to make furniture for the mode...
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Midcentury Side Tables by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Pair of Midcentury style tables designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller Furniture Company, circa 1950s.
Glass, Mahogany
1950s Pedestal Side Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Nelson Pedestal Side Table, originally designed by George Nelson in 1954. This particular example was produced by Herman Miller in the USA and dates back to the 1950s. The ...
Aluminum
Charles Ray Eames Marble Coffee Side Table Aluminium Group Couch Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Telgte, DE
Charles Ray Eames marble coffee side table Aluminium Group couch table An Eames Aluminum Group couch table with original marble top and an old four-foot ...
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Early Foil Label Original George Nelson Herman Miller Swag Leg Tables
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful example of this iconic design in nice vintage condition. A nice early Herman Miller Foil Strip label attached to underside. Acquired a 2nd identical table with the same Foi...
Metal
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Herman Miller Pedestal Base Side Table on Casters
By Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a pedestal base table on casters made by Herman Miller. This iconic form is one of their most famous designs. The base is all cast aluminum. The top is done in a white lamina...
Aluminum
Early Pedestal Coffee Table No. 5452 Designed by Irving Harper for George Nelson
By Irving Harper, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
Round white pedestal coffee / side table designed by Irving Harper for the George Nelson Office and made by Herman Miller between 1954-1957. Signed with the early Herman Miller Georg...
Steel
$6,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
1965 Alexander Girard Side Table by Herman Miller for Braniff Airlines
By Alexander Girard, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
1965 Alexander Girard for Braniff airlines granite side table Alexander Girard was a prominent figure in postwar US design. In a departure from the rather austere Modernist aesth...
Granite, Aluminum
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Herman Miller Square Table
By Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
This Herman Miller Square Table has graceful lines. The cast aluminum pedestal base ends in casters for easy moving. The White laminate top ...
Aluminum
George Nelson for Herman Miller Model 5153 Mobile Table
By Irving Harper, George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
White enameled steel frame and white laminate rolling cart designed in 1951 by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Also referred to as an Angle Iron table...
Iron
Vintage George nelson Steel frame Side table for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
simple and elegant black steel frame with white laminate side table on castors. designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller
Iron
2000s Herman Miller Eames Occasional Table with Wood Laminate Top
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Occasional Table, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1958. This particular example was produced by Herman Miller in the USA in the 2000s. The table is compris...
Aluminum
Vintage Eames Herman Miller Rolling Contract Side Table Mid-Century Modern
By Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Eames Herman Miller Rolling Contract Side Table Mid-Century Modern. Item features off white laminate top, cast aluminum base, rolling whe...
Aluminum
1980s Herman Miller Eames Rolling Side Table on Universal Base 20in
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Rolling Side Table on a Universal Base, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1968. This particular example was produced by Herman Miller in the 1980s. The...
Aluminum, Steel
George Nelson for Herman Miller White Laminate and Black Steel Rolling End / Sid
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Queens, NY
2 Pairs of American mid-century rolling end / side tables with square white laminate tops and lower shelves contained in an open cube-form black coated steel frame, resting on four s...
Metal, Steel
Unusual 1930s "wave glass" Two-Tier Table by Gilbert Rhode for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual 1930s "wave glass" two-tier table by Gilbert Rhode for Herman Miller. Stunning modernist. Art Deco design, retains original black lacquer finish, minor paint loss and scratch...
Cut Glass, Wood
Mid Century Modern George Nelson for Herman Miller Swag Leg Side Table
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern George Nelson for Herman Miller Swag Leg Side Table Classic vintage mid century modern side table with white ...
Metal
Side Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1960s
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in bruxelles, BE
Table with wooden top and metal base designed by George Nelson and produced by Herman Miller in the 1960s. Wear due to time and age of the table
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Children’s Work Table by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A modernist children’s table by Herman Miller with a square tabletop and metal frame. Four round legs of brushed steel with steel glides sit slightly inset from the corners of the wo...
Steel
Herman Miller for Eames Surfboard Table
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern black top coffee table with Eiffel metal base. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Leather
Pedestal Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller, Usa, 1955
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pedestal desk designed in 1955 by George Nelson for Herman Miller, USA. Teak wood top with two drawers underneath and polished aluminium bases.
Aluminum
$2,850
H 18 in W 30 in D 30 in
Herman Miller La Fonda Coffee Table by Charles and Ray Eames, Marble Top
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
"La Fonda" coffee table by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller 1975 The La Fonda table was part of the "La Fonda Group" Furniture line for Alexande...
Marble, Chrome
Eames for Herman Miller Table Post Modern Look
By Ettore Sottsass, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A post modern take on a classic design. Eames Aluminum group dining or conference table with an 80's take. Stunning cork laminate top with almond edge banding makes this table very d...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,893
H 28.35 in W 79.93 in D 41.74 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Herman Miller No1 Eames Conference Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this super rare and highly collectable, original, Mid Century Modern, Herman Miller No1 Edition conference table, which were purchased by the original owner...
Chrome
$4,500
H 20.5 in W 24 in D 17 in
1950s George Nelson for Herman Miller Side Table / Nightstand on Pedestal Base
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Pedestal Occasional Table, model 5655, designed by George Nelson & Associates for Herman Miller in 1956. The piece has a case of Brazilian Rosewood and has a pedestal base of white enameled aluminum. It has one drawer. The base has been professionally restored, and the rosewood case has been freshly refinished. The piece measures 17 inches deep, 24 inches wide...
Aluminum
$2,650
H 17.5 in W 30.5 in D 30.5 in
1970s Herman Miller Eames Girard La Fonda End Coffee Table w/ Round Slate Top
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a La Fonda end or coffee table, produced by Herman Miller and designed by Ray and Charles Eames. This series was designed for the La Fonda restaurant, designed by ...
Aluminum, Chrome
Charles Eames "Aluminum Group" Coffee Table by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mid-Century Modern coffee table features a white laminate top with black rubber trim and supported by an aluminum base. The original Eames for Herman Miller sticker is affixed t...
Plastic
George Nelson Pedestal Side Table for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A simple and elegant pedestal side table with round top having a natural thin wood trim detail to the edge and cast meat star base . The base with foot pads to protect your floors ha...
Metal
George Nelson Herman Miller Side End Table
By Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Side table with glass top, designed by George Nelson, for Herman Miller. This table has some minor wear, including a small bruise to the bottom fronts of the drawer, as shown. Origi...
Walnut, Glass
Herman Miller George Nelson Action Office Desk
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
Thus is a Herman Miller Desk designed by George Nelson. It's from Nelson's Action Office Series. It has 2 pull out drawers and a mid drawer. The top is wood and the legs are steel wi...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
$3,483
H 29.14 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
"Pedestal Extension 5559B" table - G. Nelson for Herman Miller - USA - 1960s
By Herman Miller
Located in Milano, IT
Dining/conference table model 5559B, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller beginning in the 1950s. The frame is made of white lacquered die-cast aluminum, with three-spoke ped...
Aluminum
Midcentury George Nelson for Herman Miller Side Tables
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A striking and rare pair of pedestal end tables, model #5655, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Crafted in walnut with enameled steel and aluminum bases, these tables embo...
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
C. 1958 Pair of George Nelson Pedestal Side Tables for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Nelson Pedestal Side Tables, originally designed by George Nelson in 1954. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the United States and date ba...
Aluminum
Sold
H 21.5 in Dm 27.5 in
C. 2000s George Nelson for Herman Miller White Laminate Pedestal Side Table 28"
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Nelson Pedestal side table. Originally designed by George Nelson in 1954, with this particular example was produced by Herman Miller in the USA in the 2000s. The table is c...
Aluminum
Pedestal Side Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller, USA, 1954
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pedestal side table designed in 1954 by George Nelson for Herman Miller, USA. Veneered wood top with polished aluminum base. See our other matching large table with white laminate top.
Aluminum
Eames Time-Life Walnut Stool by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
This model 411 walnut stool is one of three designs which were originally created by Charles and Ray Eames for the lobby of the Time-Life building in 1961. The solid walnut forms fun...
Walnut
Herman Miller Nelson Pedestal Light Ash Side Table
By Herman Miller
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Nelson Pedestal Light Ash Metal End Side Table, Herman Miller The Nelson Pedestal Side Table (1954) draws upon its designer's hallmarks, simplicity, clean lines, and forms that high...
Metal
Eames for Herman Miller LTRT Table Anniversary Edition!
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Eames Blue top LTRT Table, part of Herman Miller "Select" Program. Produced in 2012 in red, yellow, and blue. In Clean condition!
Metal
Vintage 1960s Ray and Charles Eames La Fonda Slate Table for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Alexander Girard, Herman Miller
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Vintage 1960s Ray and Charles Eames La Fonda Slate Table for Herman Miller. The unmistakeable La Fonda base by Charles and Ray Eames was originally de...
Slate, Aluminum
Sold
H 22.05 in Dm 22.45 in
Walnut veneer Pedestal Occ. Coffee Table No 5452, George Nelson, Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
the versatile classic, designed by george nelson in 1954, was initially produced in 2 sizes with black or white legs and table plates made from chipboard, the edge of the table cover...
Aluminum
Sold
H 16.54 in Dm 27.96 in
Special Pedestal Occasional Coffee Table No. 5452, George Nelson, Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
the versatile classic, designed by george nelson in 1954, was initially produced in 2 sizes with black or white legs and table plates made from chipboard, the edge of the table cover...
Metal
Hermann miller mid century modern Nelson side table
By Herman Miller
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century modern Diminutive martini table by Herman Miller. This martini table has a black laminate top with a dark walnut finished edge. The base is chrome with four exp...
Chrome
Eames for Herman Miller LTR Side Tables, Pair
By Herman Miller
Located in Astoria, NY
Eames for Herman Miller pair of Modern LTR side tables with black tops, marked on bottom. Dimensions: 10" H x 15.5" W x 13.25" D. Dealer: S138XX
Metal