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Herman Miller Hosts Peace House Foundation Charity Event
8.21.07 | New York, NY | The Peace House Foundation (PHF), a
U.S. based, non-profit organization committed to educating children
affected by the AIDS pandemic in East Africa, announced today that Herman
Miller, Inc. will sponsor a one-of-a-kind charity event to benefit the
Foundation's mission. The event, which brings together celebrity
designers and firms to reinterpret the classic Eames plywood chair, will
be held at Herman Miller's New York National Design Center in New York
City on August 22, 2007.
The charity event is inspired by the centennial of the birth of Charles Eames, the co-creator, with his wife and design partner Ray, of the Eames' famous "potato chip chair," first produced in 1945 and named by Time magazine in 1999 as the Design of the Century. In honor of Charles Eames' birth and to help raise money for the Peace House Foundation, Herman Miller, Inc. has invited eleven renowned designers and firms to honor the famous molded plywood chair with their own individual stylistic vision. Todd Oldham, Ayse Birsel, David Rockwell, Jim Richard & Kelly Bauer, Edelman Leather, Jaime Drake, Janine James, Michael Gabellini, Pentagram, Luna Textiles and Maharam are among the confirmed designers and companies whose unique interpretations of the chairs will be sold at the event by live auction.
"Every child deserves a quality education so they can build a better future for themselves, their community and their nation," said John Newland, Herman Miller's Vice President of Architecture and Design Marketing. "Just as Eames' designs remain cutting edge, so are the ways in which we need to help educate people about the AIDS pandemic in East Africa and raise awareness of the children left behind who are in desperate need of care and education. This event hopes to achieve that."
Herman Miller, Inc. will donate all proceeds from the art pieces to the Peace House Foundation.
About Peace House Foundation (PHF)
The Peace House Foundation is a U.S. based, non-profit organization committed to helping children who have been affected by the AIDS pandemic in Tanzania, Africa.
The leading cause of death in Tanzania is AIDS, and the HIV infection rate is approximately twenty-four percent in the Arusha area alone. Most children do not have the resources to pay nominal school fees and of the one percent of the population fortunate enough to earn a diploma, few develop the business, math or science skills needed to build Tanzania's economy. The goal of Peace House Foundation is to graduate young people who can build a sustainable future for generations to come.
Peace House Foundation was granted one hundred acres of land by the Tanzanian government to build and operate a boarding school for secondary school-age orphans. The boarding school, located near Arusha, is called the Peace House Secondary School (PHS). PHS will provide traditional course work and a special entrepreneurial business curriculum, teaching students the necessary skills for a productive and meaningful future.
Peace House Foundation was established in 2000 by a small group of volunteers from Peace Lutheran Church in Bloomington, Minnesota. Knowing they wanted to do something effective in response to the AIDS pandemic in Africa, the group decided to focus on meeting the educational needs of children who had lost their parents to AIDS.
For more information on PHF, please visit www.peacehousefoundation.org.
About Herman Miller, Inc.
The designs and services of Herman Miller enhance the performance of human habitats worldwide, making customers' lives more productive, rewarding, delightful, and meaningful. The company's award-winning products, complemented by furniture management and strategic consulting services, generated over $1.9 billion in revenue during fiscal 2007. Widely recognized both for its innovative products and business practices, Herman Miller is a recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and in 2007 the company was once again cited by FORTUNE magazine as the "Most Admired" company in its industry and included among CRO magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." The company trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR. For additional information, visit www.HermanMiller.com.
The charity event is inspired by the centennial of the birth of Charles Eames, the co-creator, with his wife and design partner Ray, of the Eames' famous "potato chip chair," first produced in 1945 and named by Time magazine in 1999 as the Design of the Century. In honor of Charles Eames' birth and to help raise money for the Peace House Foundation, Herman Miller, Inc. has invited eleven renowned designers and firms to honor the famous molded plywood chair with their own individual stylistic vision. Todd Oldham, Ayse Birsel, David Rockwell, Jim Richard & Kelly Bauer, Edelman Leather, Jaime Drake, Janine James, Michael Gabellini, Pentagram, Luna Textiles and Maharam are among the confirmed designers and companies whose unique interpretations of the chairs will be sold at the event by live auction.
"Every child deserves a quality education so they can build a better future for themselves, their community and their nation," said John Newland, Herman Miller's Vice President of Architecture and Design Marketing. "Just as Eames' designs remain cutting edge, so are the ways in which we need to help educate people about the AIDS pandemic in East Africa and raise awareness of the children left behind who are in desperate need of care and education. This event hopes to achieve that."
Herman Miller, Inc. will donate all proceeds from the art pieces to the Peace House Foundation.
About Peace House Foundation (PHF)
The Peace House Foundation is a U.S. based, non-profit organization committed to helping children who have been affected by the AIDS pandemic in Tanzania, Africa.
The leading cause of death in Tanzania is AIDS, and the HIV infection rate is approximately twenty-four percent in the Arusha area alone. Most children do not have the resources to pay nominal school fees and of the one percent of the population fortunate enough to earn a diploma, few develop the business, math or science skills needed to build Tanzania's economy. The goal of Peace House Foundation is to graduate young people who can build a sustainable future for generations to come.
Peace House Foundation was granted one hundred acres of land by the Tanzanian government to build and operate a boarding school for secondary school-age orphans. The boarding school, located near Arusha, is called the Peace House Secondary School (PHS). PHS will provide traditional course work and a special entrepreneurial business curriculum, teaching students the necessary skills for a productive and meaningful future.
Peace House Foundation was established in 2000 by a small group of volunteers from Peace Lutheran Church in Bloomington, Minnesota. Knowing they wanted to do something effective in response to the AIDS pandemic in Africa, the group decided to focus on meeting the educational needs of children who had lost their parents to AIDS.
For more information on PHF, please visit www.peacehousefoundation.org.
About Herman Miller, Inc.
The designs and services of Herman Miller enhance the performance of human habitats worldwide, making customers' lives more productive, rewarding, delightful, and meaningful. The company's award-winning products, complemented by furniture management and strategic consulting services, generated over $1.9 billion in revenue during fiscal 2007. Widely recognized both for its innovative products and business practices, Herman Miller is a recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and in 2007 the company was once again cited by FORTUNE magazine as the "Most Admired" company in its industry and included among CRO magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." The company trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR. For additional information, visit www.HermanMiller.com.
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