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A new contract furniture behemoth has emerged.
Herman Miller officially closed on its $1.8 billion acquisition of Knoll this week. Announced on April 19, the acquisition combines two of the top 5 contract furniture makers in North America.
And with the closing comes a new name: MillerKnoll. The company has submitted a proposal to its shareholders to seek approval for the name change.
“We are excited to introduce MillerKnoll, a collective of dynamic brands coming together to design the world we live in,” MillerKnoll President and CEO Andi Owen said in a statement. “Our industry and the world in general is changing rapidly. Design is the way we imagine and shape a better future. In coming together, we will define and lead this transformation, like we have other transformations in our histories.”
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