赫曼米勒公司背景介绍 Herman Miller

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Overview of Herman Miller • Design and Innovation
• Herman Miller was founded as the Michigan Star Furniture Company in 1905, but D.J. De Pree purchased and renamed the company in 1923. 1923
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Work chairs
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lounge chairs
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Systems furniture
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Tables
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Products
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Overview of Herman Miller • Economic Performance • Herman Miller was One of the top four suppliers in the U.S. office furniture industry. • Herman Miller sales grew from $25M in 1970, when it first became a publicly traded company, to $1.5B in 2002.
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Eco-design
• 生态设计活动主要涵义 • 一是从保护环境角度考虑，减少资源消耗、实现可持续发 一是从保护环境角度考虑，减少资源消耗、 展战略； 展战略； • 二是从商业角度考虑，降低成本、减少潜在的责任风险， 二是从商业角度考虑，降低成本、减少潜在的责任风险， 以提高竞争能力。 以提高竞争能力。
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Overview of Herman Miller
Market share in 2002
Herman Miller, 16% others, 23%
Haworth, 13% Steelcase, 29%
HNI, 19%
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Overview of Herman Miller
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Overview of Herman Miller • Products
• Seating: A wide variety of chairs ranging from work chairs to lounge chairs • Systems furniture: Matching furniture collections for offices or cubicles • Filing and Storage: Filing and storage cabinets • Desks and Tables • Healthcare: Furniture for the healthcare facilities.
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Overview of Herman Miller • Culture
• There is a very strong culture at Herman Miller - humility is a big part of it. • HM respects each other and cares about the environment. • The mindset of the management and employees is reflected in the "Things That Matter" at Herman Miller: Curiosity and Exploration, Design, A Better World, Performance, Relationships, Transparency, Engagement, Inclusiveness, and Foundations.
an approach to design of a product with special consideration for the environmental impacts of the product during its whole lifecycle • 生态设计，是一种将产品整个生命周期对环境影响都进行 生态设计， 考虑的设计方法。 考虑的设计方法。
Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability
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Basic concept Overview of Herman Miller
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Eco-design • Eco-design