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Herman Miller Launches New Materials Program

By Rain Noe - April 1, 2009

in Materials

The new Herman Miller Materials sampling program is officially a go!

Herman Miller has launched a new program designed to make all 1,600+ materials accessible, understandable, and fun to explore. Samples of all materials are bound into a 15-volume set of reference books--each the size of a hardcover novel--that breaks with the industry tradition of three-ring binders with removable pages. Books in the reference library are constructed using a proprietary process that welds the pages into a cover, thus enabling a closed-loop reclamation program consistent with Herman Miller's sustainable goals.

A new website has been launched that features all 1,600+ materials. A custom algorithm displays all swatches in continually shifting color arrangement governed by multiple search criteria. The website was designed to replicate the real-life experience of browsing and designing with actual materials.

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themark

15 years ago

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I couldn't find any link to the physical reference library you feature in this post, how about a link to it?
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niq

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1600+ sounds like an impressive number, but hardly cover ALL materials available. and the site rather seems to organize them by appearance and not by mechanical properties. still - good reference for a start.
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