This table will be wonderful EVERYWHERE!! Of course, it will… it’s the Everywhere table by Dan Grabowski for Herman Miller!! This fabulous table is comprised of a round top wearing a natural oak wood veneer and four black metal legs in an unusual almost “squircle” (YES, it’s a real shape!!) or rounded square legs. It is just the right table to use at the office, in your dining area or breakfast nook, or in the game room, and its versatile enough to host many styles of office or dining chairs from traditional to mid-century modern and everywhere in-between. It’s sturdy, functional, and has a classic, timeless design. What’s not to love?
Herman Miller started life as Star furniture Co. in Zeeland, Michigan in 1905 a producer of high-quality furniture. Becoming Michigan Star Furniture Co in 1919, and then in 1923, when long time employee Dirk Jan De Pree and his father-in-law purchased 51% of the company stock, it was renamed Herman Miller Furniture Company. And remained so until the 1960s when it became Herman Miller, Inc. Until the 1930s they produced only traditional wood furniture, but the Great Depression caused a need for change, and they hired modernist Gilbert Rohde who took the company in a new successful direction. Upon Rohde’s death in 1944 he was replaced by none other than the renowned George Nelson. Working with the likes of not only Charles and Ray Eames but Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Girard, and Robert Propst, to name just a few, Nelson led Herman Miller to became one of the finest names in furniture and design.
After graduating from The Center for Creative Studies, Grabowski worked on a range of projects, including power tools for Sears Craftsman and infant care products for Gerber. His primary focus, however, has been furniture design, with a special passion for wood case goods. When working on Herman Miller’s Everywhere table line, he focused on every detail. He says, “a Herman Miller product needs visual continuity in every single detail, whether it’s on the top, bottom, inside or out.” Grabowski is particularly proud of that line because he feels it demonstrates everything he believes in as a designer. “The simplicity of the tables minimizes the visual chaos in active spaces, bringing a sense of calm and order to the room; they are very simple forms, but they evoke an emotional response from people.”-Herman Miller
This is a fabulous table from an iconic manufacturer and a prestigious designer. It’s got it all! Now, you just need to make it yours!!
