Herman Miller
With more than 100 years of history, Herman Miller is a company that places great importance on design, the environment, community service, and the health and well-being of their customers and employees. They constantly work for a better world around us by designing and developing award-winning furniture and related services and technologies that improve your environment, whether it’s an office, hospital, school, home, an entire building, or the world at large.
Innovative business practices and a commitment to social responsibility have established Herman Miller as a recognized global company. In 2010, they were again cited by FORTUNE as both the “Most Admired” in their industry and among the “100 Best Companies to Work For” while Fast Company named Herman Miller among the “Most Innovative”.
Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub
Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub both studied industrial design at the Schwabisch Gmund University in Germany, graduating in 1992. A friendship began during an internship in New York in 1990. Four years later they co-founded a design studio, Jehs+Laub, in Stuttgart. In the years since, they’ve designed furniture, tableware, lighting and interiors for a range of companies including Cassina, Danskina, Fritz Hansen and Mercedes-Benz, among others.