Brandrud Furniture history

1956 The Eames lounge chair and ottoman are introduced on national television (The Today Show). The chair is to become a highly visible emblem of Herman Miller quality and innovation.

1957: Nemschoff enters the healthcare market.

1958 Robert Propst becomes a Herman Miller researcher.

1960 The Herman Miller Furniture Company incorporates, becoming Herman Miller, Inc.

1961 Herman Miller's textiles and accessories retail shop, the Textiles and Objects Shop (a.k.a.

1962 Hugh De Pree, son of D.J., assumes leadership of Herman Miller, Inc., as president and chief executive officer.

1964 Bob Propst and George Nelson work together on the first prototypes of Action Office 1, a group of freestanding units that will evolve into the Action Office system.

1966 With nearly 150 dealers, Herman Miller has expanded its presence to Central and South America, Australia, Canada, Europe, Africa, the Near East, Scandinavia, and Japan.

1968: First contract with the United States General Services Administration.

1969 D.J. De Pree steps down as chairman of the board.

1973 Eames soft pad lounge chairs, executive tables, and segmented base rectangular tables are introduced.

1974 Rapid Response becomes the industry's first quick-ship program.

It will be sold until 1975.

1976 Star Industries, later called Integrated Metal Technology, becomes a Herman Miller subsidiary.

1980 A new Holland seating plant is built.

1982 Tradex, Inc., becomes a Herman Miller subsidiary, providing easy-to-acquire workstations, casegoods, and seating.

1984 Herman Miller opens facilities in England and France.

1987 Action Office enhancements become Action Office Encore (later renamed Action Office Series 2).

1990 Meridian becomes a Herman Miller subsidiary.

1992 J. Kermit Campbell becomes Herman Miller's fifth CEO and president--the first person from outside the company to hold either post.

They will be reintroduced in 1994.

1996 The new Miller SQA ("simple, quick, affordable") manufacturing and office building begins operations.

1997: New off-site seating center.

It will be reintroduced in 1999.

For the fifth year in a row, Herman Miller ranks among Business Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens"--one of only 29 companies to earn a place on the list every year since its introduction in 2000.

2001 Herman Miller Resolve system is added to the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection, and to the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

2003 Herman Miller introduces Mirra, a high-performing, environmentally advanced work chair and the first piece of office furniture to be developed from its inception according to cradle-to-cradle principles.

2006 Herman Miller introduces Leaf personal light, an energy efficient LED (light-emitting diode) table-top light.

2008 Herman Miller acquires Brandrud Furniture, Inc., a Seattle-based manufacturer of healthcare furnishings.

2009 Herman Miller introduces the Setu chair designed by Studio 7.5.

2011 Herman Miller introduces Canvas Office Landscape.

2013 Herman Miller acquires Maharam Fabric Corporation, a New York-based global designer and provider of high quality interior textiles for commercial, healthcare, and residential interiors.

2015 Herman Miller Supplier Diversity program celebrates its 25th anniversary.