Notebook for Herman Miller, Inc. by Thesis

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CLIENT

Her­man Miller is a 100-year-old-plus com­pa­ny that places great impor­tance on design, the envi­ron­ment, com­mu­ni­ty ser­vice, and the health and well-being of its cus­tomers and employ­ees. Their award-win­ning fur­ni­ture and relat­ed ser­vices are spec­i­fied by archi­tects and inte­ri­or designers—and sold through a deal­er network.

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APPROACH

The client request­ed that we devel­op a favor that could be giv­en as a gift to vis­it­ing archi­tects and inte­ri­or design­ers. The first page of this sketch­book explains why the com­pa­ny uses work­ing bee­hives to pol­li­nate the local wild­flow­ers and keep away more aggres­sive wasps (a tes­ta­ment to the com­pa­ny’s envi­ron­men­tal ethos). To illus­trate the idea, we designed a bee trail that is stitched into the front and back cov­ers of the book—leading the view­er to the bee sto­ry inside. 

To achieve the tactile material aspect of the design, Shelly Klein devised a custom apparatus that fit onto her sewing equipment.