
	Herman Miller, Inc., based in&nbsp;Zeeland, Michigan, is a major&nbsp;American&nbsp;manufacturer&nbsp;of&nbsp;office furniture,&nbsp;equipment&nbsp;and home furnishings. It is notable as one of the first companies to produce modern furniture and, under the guidance of Design Director&nbsp;George Nelson, is likely the most prolific and influential producer of furniture of the&nbsp;modernist&nbsp;style. Among classic Herman Miller products are the Equa chair,&nbsp;Aeron chair,&nbsp;Noguchi table,Marshmallow sofa, and the&nbsp;Eames Lounge Chair. Herman Miller is credited with the invention of the office&nbsp;cubicle&nbsp;(originally known as the &quot;Action Office&nbsp;II&quot;) in 1968 under then-director of research&nbsp;Robert Propst.&nbsp;Herman Miller holds a unique position among furniture manufacturers for having cultivated the talents of a large number of modernist designers, producing a significant number of pieces that are now considered icons of&nbsp;industrial design.
