The recently unveiled MillerKnoll Archives in Zeeland, Michigan - unifying the iconic legacies of Herman Miller and Knoll - offers a living testament to modern design’s evolution. Meanwhile, in the heart of Adelaide, Estilo Furniture brings that legacy to life, connecting local creatives with global design icons and storytelling.
A Century of Design Legacy: The MillerKnoll Archives
Opened in August 2025, the MillerKnoll Archives spans 1,115 sqm and houses over a million objects from both Herman Miller and Knoll, offering unparalleled insight into furniture design over the past century.
This dynamic resource features three core components:
- A public exhibition space
- Open storage, where over 300 pieces - from Knoll Womb® Chairs to early prototype desks - are on display
- A reading room, designed to be a creative hub for designers, academics, and curators
The inaugural exhibition, “Manufacturing Modern” spotlights visionaries like Florence Knoll, George Nelson, Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, Harry Bertoia, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Marcel Breuer. These objects and their stories underline MillerKnoll’s role as a steward of modernist design.
Estilo Furniture in Adelaide: Where Legacy Meets Local
Just as the Archives preserve the future-shaping design heritage of Knoll and Herman Miller, Estilo Furniture brings that heritage into the present, offering designers and the public a curated destination for exceptional furniture and lighting.
Bridging Global Narratives with Local Design Flair
Estilo Furniture is more than a showroom - it's a design destination. By hosting events like the Knoll Total Design panel, Estilo fosters conversations that connect global design ideologies with Adelaide’s creative community. These immersive experiences echo the storytelling ethos of the MillerKnoll Archives, transforming passive museum-style preservation into active, contemporary inspiration.
Whether admiring the open-racked masterpieces at MillerKnoll or exploring Estilo’s international collections, the journey is the same: understanding how design history informs today’s creative horizons.