home and office furnishing

New barberosgerby satellite collection for IMM cologne 2012.

Dec 15, 2011

BarberOsgerby from London picks up on the suggestion from dealer Belgium Gyselinck to use only 2 instead of the regular 3 bases for this 270 cm long model. To emphasize its “lightness” new colors were also introduced. Dimensions: 270 cm long, 45 cm high, 55 cm deep.

newly-developed low satellite cabinets for wall mounting

Standard Satellite base. For standalone use or in combination with another Satellite. Dimensions: length / depth 56 cm, height 36 cm.

[ Quodes ] will exhibit the newly-developed low board cabinet by Barber Osgerby, new cabinet compositions designed by Nendo (Japan) and several other highlights of the collection designed by Marcel Wanders and Alfredo Häberli.

event: [ imm international furnishing show 2012 ]
venue: Glow GmbH, Friesenplatz 17, 50672 köln (city centre) | cologne
dates: 16 > 22 january 2012

Herman miller recognized low-carbon leader.

Dec 10, 2011

Herman Miller, Inc., has been named one of 16 Section Leaders on Climate Counts 2011-2012 Scorecard Report, making them the industry leader for Home and Office Furnishings.

The scorecard measures how well the largest companies across 16 industry sectors are preparing for a low-carbon future. Companies are scored based on 22 criteria including a company’s efforts to assess their climate footprint, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the ability to communicate their efforts to consumers.

[ about climate counts ]
Climate Count is a non-profit organization that brings consumers and companies together to address topics such as corporate climate responsibility and conscious consumption. The Climate Counts Company Scorecard was developed with oversight from a panel of business and climate experts from leading non-governmental organizations and academic institutions.

[ about herman miller ]
Herman Miller works for a better world around you—with inventive designs, technologies and related services that improve the human experience wherever people work, heal, learn, and live. Its curiosity, ingenuity, and design excellence create award-winning products and services, resulting in more than $1.6 billion in revenue in fiscal 2011. Innovative business practices and a commitment to social responsibility have also established Herman Miller as a recognized global company. In 2011, Herman Miller again received the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s top rating in its annual Corporate Equality Index and was also cited by FORTUNE as the “Most Admired” company in the contract furniture industry. Herman Miller trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR