Join us this summer for a behind-the-scenes visit to the MillerKnoll Archives, a highly sought-after space that opened to the public last year. This showstopping new space on the campus of the company’s Design Yard houses the combined archives of Herman Miller, Knoll, and other brands in the collective. This is a rare opportunity to see the new MillerKnoll Archives and the inaugural exhibition in the space, titled Manufacturing Modern.
MillerKnoll’s origins trace back to the early 20th-century Modernist movement, which championed purposeful, innovative, and accessible design. Visionaries like Florence Knoll, George Nelson, Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, Harry Bertoia, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Marcel Breuer were deeply influenced by institutions such as the Bauhaus, Cranbrook Academy of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art. Their groundbreaking philosophies shaped Knoll and Herman Miller’s approach, blending craft with industry to redefine interiors and revolutionize furniture production.
Led by Cranbrook Art Museum’s MillerKnoll Special Projects Curator, Bridget Bartal, you’ll trace the story of how visionary designers revolutionized interiors, blending craft and industry to shape the way we live today.
Also on view is Objetos de Hojalata para el Hogar, an exhibition connecting MillerKnoll and Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Industrial Design program. The show features 19 works, acquired by MillerKnoll and designed by Leon Ransmeier, Fabien Capello, and Cranbrook’s Industrial Design students, that emphasize Cranbrook’s craft, place, and contemporary practice.
This tour meets at MillerKnoll’s Design Yard in Holland, Michigan. Exact address and arrival instructions will be provided to ticketholders via email one week in advance of their tour date. Transportation is not provided.
Image courtesy of MillerKnoll.
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