Legendary design brand Herman Miller is opening up the vault to release 8 posters featuring the iconic archival designs of Alexander Girard.

Once again, legendary design brand Herman Miller is opening up the vault to bring back some of their most iconic archival materials. Last time they released 15 prints featuring their product ads and brand nostalgia originally produced between 1949 and 1979. This go round, they’re reintroducing eight archival originals by Alexander Girard. Starting today, you can now bring a piece of Girard home with Herman Miller’s release of eight posters that includes some of his more recognizable designs, like Bouquet, Palace, Double Heart, and Eyes.
Archival shot of a mid-century office featuring Girard’s Environmental Enrichment Panels: “We referenced original Environmental Enrichment Panels in the Herman Miller Archives to create an accurate and faithful color match for each of the designs,” says Auscherman. Girard’s name is always going to come up when discussing mid-century art, when his legendary designs landed on upholstery, wallpaper, restaurant interiors, airline branding, office panels ? you name it. He spent 20 years in Herman Miller’s textile division starting in 1952 and during that time he produced over 300 textiles, objects, and furniture. One such notable design is his Environmental Enrichment Panels, an idea that feels just as modern in present time where they could easily work in t...