MillerKnoll Showcases Brands During Fulton Market Design Days

May 29, 2024  by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry   

"Alongside our incredible MillerKnoll dealers, we're gearing up to welcome customers to our showrooms and retail space in Fulton Market," said Andi Owen, president and CEO of MillerKnoll.

"This year is shaping up to be a truly industry-defining event. We'll be showcasing our latest products and the insights that we use each day to create impactful environments, and overall demonstrating to the design community how innovation, sustainability, and performance are shared across our collective."

MillerKnoll's collective of brands come together in 70,000+ combined square feet of showroom and retail space across locations at 811 and 1100 West Fulton Market, as well as curated showrooms for some of the collective at the Merchandise Mart. Throughout these locations, MillerKnoll will host engaging events and exhibits, share insights, and collaborate with the design community and clients to address pressing questions around the future of work and home.

Highlights at 1100 West Fulton Market

This year, Design Days visitors have the unique opportunity to interact and immerse themselves in MillerKnoll's innovative, historied and holistic approach to sustainability. The exhibit, Second Nature, showcases MillerKnoll's collective-wide efforts to design out waste, reduce its carbon footprint, and source better materials to design a better world.

In addition, the MillerKnoll team has recreated portions of their famous Test Lab—a precision laboratory the size of an airplane hangar. The test lab is where MillerKnoll recreates the trials and tribulations of daily use, conducting some 2,500 different tests on products ranging from task chairs to height-adjustable desks to benching systems.

Herman Miller's showroom on floor 2 features the debut of Bay Work Pod along with updates to existing performance seating from Studio 7.5 and recently introduced OE1 Workspace Collection products including OE1 Sit-to-Stand Table and OE1 Powerbox and Power Tray designed by Industrial Facility. Select workspaces in the showroom feature the recently launched Flo X Multi, a new monitor arm for large format and multi-screen support.

Exploring over five decades of healthcare research, Herman Miller's exhibition space displays product, material and process innovations in flexible casework solutions that are change-ready for client optimization.

Geiger's luxurious showroom will feature inviting lounge and collaborative spaces, top-tier executive private office and conference solutions, and an outdoor terrace appropriate for corporate office or hospitality spaces, immersed with the rich woods and other premium finishes that the brand is known for.

Maharam, a leading creator of textiles for commercial and residential interiors—presents new indoor/outdoor upholstery textiles including Stepped Plaid by Paul Smith and Ladder Stripe by Paul Smith and a new addition to Maharam's wool series.

Design Within Reach showcases a variety of new and exclusive pieces within the ground-level retail space. Outdoor Collections from Gabriel Tan, dynamic modular configurations of Sarah Ellison, the iconic Bacco by Omar De Biaggio and other extensions deliver a variety of options for diverse environments.

Highlights at 800 West Fulton Market
The Knoll environment showcases the power of architectural thinking in an immersive experience of color, material, and finish. Knoll will feature the relaunch of its much-loved Morrison Hannah Chair.

The brand will highlight products that had a strong debut at Salone del Mobile: the legendary Tugendhat Chair, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and new finishes across several Bauhaus-era products. The exhibition will also highlight private office spaces outfitted in the newly launched Cove Collection.

Muuto presents new designs and unveils its latest exploration of intentional spaces. Through different settings Muuto is diving into the field of neuroaesthetics, focusing on five key elements to design a space that feels just right: Color, Light, Shapes, Tactility, and Biophilia.

Highlights at the Merchandise Mart

NaughtOne debuts its "World of Possibility," highlighting the near endless opportunities for customization and illustrating how the brand's portfolio of products empowers designers to be creative, through configuration and endless choice of color, material, and finish.

Also unveiling will be a new residential textile showroom in the Merchandise Mart - the first multi-brand showroom for Edelman, Knoll Textiles, and Maharam. Designed with architect Neil Logan, the new showroom includes a large, partitioned display table and open-shelved memo storage – inviting browsing of all three brands by residential clients.

For showroom locations and hours and full information, please visit: www.millerknoll.com/design-days.