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Happy Holidays from American Office!

American Office | December 10, 2012

Happy Holidays from American Office.  May 2013 by a modern classic.

Download our 2013 Holiday Calendar.

Call for Entries – Eames Modern Classic DC

American Office | September 20, 2012

The Modern Classic

An art competition inspired by Charles and Ray Eames.

 

Please join American Office, Herman Miller and our event partners: The Garayta Group, SitOnIt, Luna Texitles, Edelman Leather and Patcraft Carpet for the Eames Modern Classic.  We are exicted to bring this design competition to to Washington, DC.     We will celebrate the art of the modern classic on January 31 with a reception and silent auction to benefit Arts for the Aging (AFTA).

We are opening up the competition with a call for Entries.  Please click on the link below and submit your completed entry form to Herman Miller at dc_showroom@hermanmiller.com by October 10.

Modern Classic Contest Entry Form

OFS Casino Night

American Office | September 1, 2012

Casino Night with OFS

Indiana Furniture

American Office | June 18, 2012

American Office took home another award from Indiana Furniture for Top 5 Sales Volume.

More on Indiana Furniture:   http://www.indianafurniture.com/

Motley Fool Case Study

American Office | June 18, 2012

Our client, Motley Fool, is featured in the latest Herman Miller case study on hermanmiller.com.   Motley Fool’s space embodies their company culture. It’s a space that promotes creativity and drives innovation.   Featuring SAYL chairs and Everywhere Tables with Resolve power pulls, the design encourages collaboration by eliminating visual barriers like walls or panels:

 “For the most part, there are no boundaries,” says Mike Miller, regional sales director for American Office of Washington, D.C., the Herman Miller dealer that worked on the project. “Employees just unplug, roll where they want to be, and plug back in.

Learn more about Motley Fool’s space on hermanmiller.com.

 

Best of NeoCon

American Office | June 12, 2012

Congratulation to Herman Miller and Geiger for a combined 7 Best of NeoCon awards.    Geiger’s Clamshell Chair Collection with the Gold award in the Conference Seating category, and Herman Miller’s Setu Conference Stool with the Silver award.

Geiger also received a Silver Award for their Tuxedo Lounge Collection in the Sofa/Lounge seating category, and were rewarded with an Editor’s Choice award for Textiles/Upholstery for Ensemble.  An Innovation award was bestowed to the redesigned Eames Aluminum Group and Eames Outdoor Aluminum Group product line.   Nemschoff received a Silver award in the Healthcare category for its new line Steps.

Read more about Herman Miller’s NeoCon awards

 

Community Pulse

American Office | June 7, 2012

NeoCon is Coming

American Office | May 3, 2012

Are you going to NeoCon this year?  Join us at Herman Miller’s showroom at the Merchandise Mart on  June 11-13 to see what new innovations are launching this year.

Need CEU credit?  Tuesday, June 12 at 11 a.m.,  Herman Miller will be presenting a CEU on “Learning Spaces Research Program: Assessing the Effectivness of Learning Spaces” at the Mart in room 7-A (7th floor).  Register Here  – Registration Code is T266.

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What Makes Your Campus Green?

American Office | May 3, 2012

Click to view and vote! What Makes Your Campus Green? Who answered the question best? Vote for your favorite video now.  Herman Miller’s third annual Student Video Contest challenged students to show us how their campus is green.

$4200 for Art with a Heart

American Office | April 27, 2012

American Office and Herman Miller raised $4200 for Art with a Heart on April 26 at The Modern Classic.   Art with a Heart provides programming to enrich the lives of under-served children, youths, and adults with art.

25 Baltimore interior designers turned Eames Molded Plastic Chairs into modern art.  View images of the chairs here.