Who owns Herman Miller?
Herman Miller is owned by MillerKnoll (the United States, NASDAQ: MLKN).[1]
Evidence: MillerKnoll, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- MillerKnoll, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Zeeland
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Furniture & furnishings › Furniture
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MLKN
- Trademark registrant
- MILLERKNOLL, INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Herman Miller
Herman Miller is the older of the two founding brands of the MillerKnoll group, whose name MillerKnoll shares: the group was formerly called Herman Miller, Inc. MillerKnoll describes it as offering problem-solving designs, and the company markets its furniture for workplaces and, through its retail channel, for the home, including the Aeron chair named on its website.
What MillerKnoll's annual report says about Herman Miller
Sentences about Herman Miller from MillerKnoll's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
The Company's products are marketed worldwide by its own sales staff, independent dealers and retailers, via its eCommerce websites, and through its owned Herman Miller, Design Within Reach ("DWR"), HAY, Knoll, and Muuto retail stores.
A key element of the Company's growth strategy is to scale the Global Retail business through the Company's Herman Miller and Design Within Reach ("DWR") retail channels.
How often MillerKnoll names Herman Miller in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Herman Miller
The USPTO record for the Herman Miller mark lists MILLERKNOLL, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 72120212). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Herman Miller
- Current owner MillerKnoll [1] verified
Where Herman Miller sits in MillerKnoll
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by MillerKnoll
MillerKnoll controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in furniture, and who owns them
MillerKnoll has more brands in furniture on Brandtree than any other owner: 8 of 45.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bontempi Casa | Colombini Group | 🇸🇲 San Marino |
| England | La-Z-Boy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lovesac | Lovesac | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Citterio | Molteni Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Pottery Barn | Williams-Sonoma | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Focus on Furniture | Adairs | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Home Box | Landmark Group | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| allen + roth | Lowe's | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: MillerKnoll
MillerKnoll is a publicly listed company headquartered in Zeeland, United States. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MLKN.
MillerKnoll, formerly Herman Miller, Inc., is a Michigan design-furniture group whose 10-K describes a collective of brands including Herman Miller, Knoll, Design Within Reach, HAY, Muuto, NaughtOne and Holly Hunt. It owns 67 per cent of HAY, according to the subsidiary list filed with the 10-K, and 100 per cent of the others shown here. It also owns textile, leather and felt businesses (Maharam, Edelman, Spinneybeck, FilzFelt, Knoll Textiles) that are not listed on this site.
🇺🇸 Herman Miller and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Herman Miller is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Herman Miller?
The parent company of Herman Miller is MillerKnoll, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Herman Miller American?
Yes. Herman Miller originated in the United States and its owner, MillerKnoll, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Herman Miller still owned by MillerKnoll?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Herman Miller is still owned by MillerKnoll. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] MillerKnoll, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 July 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] USPTO: HERMAN MILLER, serial 72120212 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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