15 Herman Miller Projects That Have Changed Our Way of Living

Showrooms continued to be an important way for Herman Miller to spread knowledge about their brand across the country, and Girard had an integral role in most of the showroom designs. In San Francisco, the challenge was to renovate a decaying Victorian-era theater and turn it into a new showroom in the Barbary District. Playing with the existing building's historic details, Girard contrasted the gold-leaf applique on the building's structural details with the clean lines and bright colors of the furniture. A decorative, custom storage wall with pink, purple, mustard yellow, and bright green panels was placed in the middle of the showroom, dividing the space. (Barbary Coast Showroom; bespoke decorative storage wall designed by Alexander Girard within San Francisco showroom, 1958.)