As the director of archives and brand heritage at the Michigan-based furniture powerhouse Herman Miller—now known as MillerKnoll, following the 2021 acquisition of Knoll, yet another American design giant—Amy Auscherman has a reflective and retrospective relationship to not only design and furniture, but also to media. In her research-heavy role, she delves into the rich histories of these storied companies, wading through a wide variety of materials, to unearth little-known facts and essential findings. Spanning both office and home furniture, Herman Miller is best known for its staples such as the Noguchi coffee table, the Eames lounge chair, and the Aeron chair; Knoll, with pieces that similarly cross home/office boundaries, is renowned for its designs by the likes of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Harry Bertoia, and Eero Saarinen, and more recently, Sir David Adjaye and Ini Archibong.