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Herman Miller for the Home celebrated the launch of its Lifework Portfolio at the 2008 International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) with an ICFF Editors' Award for Body of Work. One of 16 categories, Body of Work is presented to the company that represents best of show for its emerging products, booth design, marketing, and customer experience.
The Lifework Portfolio includes five signature desks and multiple storage units designed by four award-winning design firms--Blu Dot, Industrial Facility, Kaiju Studios, and Korb+Korb. The Eames desk and Nelson swag leg desk also are included in the collection.
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ICFF Editors' Award juror and Metropolis Editor in Chief Susan S. Szenasy noted: "We, the jury, were thrilled to see Herman Miller for the Home take a new step in product development with designs that are worthy heirs to their iconic Eames and Nelson pieces. The expanded home office collection, we felt, represents a breakthrough moment for the company. The new pieces make a strong statement of scale, materiality, function, and style comfortable in the 21st century home; and they are great companions to the historic 20th century pieces."
Marg Mojzak, director of Herman Miller for the Home, and Paula Kendra, senior product manager for the Lifework Portfolio, were presented with the award during the ICFF Editors' Awards ceremony held on May 18 in New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
"This award for the Lifework Portfolio reflects the enthusiastic response we received at ICFF to the introduction of new residential furnishings," said Mojzak. "Herman Miller began as a residential furniture company and we hope to sustain that legacy by remaining true to our profound design heritage and 'good goods.'"
The ICFF Editors' Awards are among the industry's highest accolades granted to designers and manufacturers of contemporary furnishings. Results were determined by the ICFF Editors Awards Committee, including Anniina Koivu, Abitare; Catherine Osborne, Azure; Stefano Casciani, Domus; Sam Grawe, Dwell; Julie Lasky, I.D.; Karen Singh, Interior Design; Gilda Bojardi, Interni, Chantal Hamaide, Intramuros; Susan Szenasy, Metropolis; Arlene Hirst, Metropolitan Home; and Benjamin Kempton, Wallpaper.
About Herman Miller, Inc.
The designs and services of Herman Miller enhance the performance of human habitats worldwide, making customers' lives more productive, rewarding, delightful, and meaningful. The company's award-winning products, complemented by furniture management and strategic consulting services, generated over $1.9 billion in revenue during fiscal 2007. Widely recognized both for its innovative products and business practices, Herman Miller is a recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and in 2008 was once again cited by FORTUNE magazine as both the "Most Admired" company in its industry and among the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America. The company trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR.
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