By Rob Kirkbride
\nThe Grand Rapids Press<\/p>\n
ZEELAND — Designer Doug Ball was looking for the Holy Grail of the office-furniture industry — a cubicle system that gives a worker privacy, but still allows open space planning.<\/p>\n
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He sketched his idea on the back of an air sickness bag while en route from his home in Canada to a meeting with designers at Herman Miller Inc.
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\nThe result of the sketch was My Studio Environments, a cubicle system that turns walls inside out. Privacy walls and screens surround clusters of desks.<\/p>\n
My Studio is the highest-profile cubicle system Herman Miller has launched since the dot-com bust five years ago.<\/p>\n
“I see it as a future office,” Ball said. “The individual (work) stations feel more like the inside of an automobile or camper. They are designed to work.”<\/p>\n
The bold features of the product are a sign of the industry’s improving mood. The days of launching exciting new furniture designs are back after being stalled for years by dwindling sales and profits.<\/p>\n
All of West Michigan’s major furniture makers will announce new products at the NeoCon trade show at Merchandise Mart in Chicago next month.<\/p>\n
Herman Miller also is launching Vivo, a lower-priced cubicle system.<\/p>\n
And the company is unveiling Leaf, its first foray into lighting. Leaf is a sculptural LED desk lamp designed by Yves Behar. The list price is $525.<\/p>\n
Steelcase Inc. is launching two chairs at NeoCon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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