Rohde Collection

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Herman Miller introduces Rohde Collection by the brand’s first design director, Gilbert Rohde, as the latest in archival reintroductions

Herman Miller’s legacy of modern design can be traced back nearly a century to when Gilbert Rohde (1894–1944) became the company’s first design director in 1932. Rohde’s pioneering modernist approach was pivotal to the company’s transformation away from traditional reproductions to original designs that better served the needs of changing architecture and ways of living. Through his pioneering work—from his first…