White Papers & Resources
Studio Weber Library
Case studies, research, and working knowledge from a studio built around people, movement, making, and the Arts of Daily Living.
Case Studies
10 PDFs
LIV Goods
From Curious Play and Build to Learn to a whole brand: material experiments, working prototypes, and adaptable products bring a little delight to the arts of daily living.
Comfort Air
Curious Play and Build to Learn bring movement, support, and upholstered form together for American Leather.
Caper Chair
How drawings, prototypes, and material studies shaped a comfortable, movable chair for shared spaces.
Aeron Chair
Observation and prototyping reconsidered how a work chair could support movement, comfort, and a wider range of people.
Embody Chair
From the Stockholm research to full-scale prototypes: exploring the relationship between the body, work, and technology.
Mobi Legs
Rethinking the crutch around the body, through experiments with support, grip, pressure, and the experience of moving.
PUR Explorer
Making water purification understandable through form: a portable pump whose handle, proportions, and behavior guide its use.
PUR Faucet Filter
Prototypes and consumer research turn an invisible condition—filter life—into something people can see, understand, and trust.
Toro Personal Pace
Full-scale jigs and field testing explore a more natural relationship between the hand, the body, and the mower.
Union Chair
Working shells, test fixtures, and seated studies refine a responsive chair around the ways people shift, lean, and recline.
Research & White Papers
8 PDFs
The Untold Story of How the Aeron Chair Was Born
Cliff Kuang traces Aeron’s origins to research into seating for older adults, and the questions that carried into the work chair.
The Attributes of Thermal Comfort
Herman Miller examines how seating materials, heat, and moisture influence comfort, and what it means for a chair to breathe.
The Art and Science of Pressure Distribution
An exploration of pressure mapping, body variation, and the design of seating surfaces that provide dynamic support.
Improving Oxygen Flow While Seated
Herman Miller’s research essay examines seated pressure, tissue perfusion, and the design questions behind Embody’s support system.
Promoting Healthy Movement and Natural Alignment
The research and design behind Embody’s tilt, exploring recline, postural support, and the relationship between people and their work.
Embody: The Design Story
Jeff Weber and Bill Stumpf’s ambition for a more healthful work chair, told through Herman Miller’s account of its development.
Embody: Form, Function & Support
The original product brochure introduces Embody’s design intent, pixelated support, and Backfit adjustment through words and images.
