Herman Miller’s Fuld Nesting Chair, designed by Stefan Diez, has been awarded the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best accolade for Product Design in the office chairs category — the highest distinction in this international design competition. Judged by 40 international experts who discuss and evaluate each entry on its individual merits, designs are scored on function, seduction, ease of use and responsibility. 

Introduced less than a year ago, Herman Miller’s first foray into the humble nesting chair  focuses on crisp design that both reimagines and sets a new reference point for seating that ‘nests’ together when not in use. The Fuld Nesting Chair presents a streamlined inverted ‘Y’, straying from traditional lines that form an ‘X’ shape and is complemented with tubular arms, a contoured seat pocket and a forgiving back that flexes and absorbs the weight of your body for perpetual comfort during those long corporate training sessions or educational events. German designer Diez describes his first design for Herman Miller as “a comfortable, compact version of an office chair that is stackable”.

“It’s a bit like an Italian kitchen. It’s just three or four ingredients, but you have to find the right kind of composition. It’s not about adding spices and making a big thing out of it,” Diez says.

Aesthetic meets functionality and sustainability

Fuld stands out among standard nesting chairs with its commitment to a modern aesthetic that maintains practicality, including flip-up seats and strategically placed legs to prevent scraping against walls. Its distinctive lines and vibrant monochromatic or ‘dipped-in-colour’ designs infuse life into any space, even when left out in the open, demonstrating that functionality can be dynamic and stylish.

Diez’s long commitment to environmental preservation underpins his minimalistic one-piece construction that results in a nesting chair comprising the backrest, arms and legs as one continuous entity, eliminating the wastage of multi-piece chairs that end up in landfill. Further to its responsible design, Fuld is made of just two materials for easy recycling at the end of its use. An optional 3D Knit textile seat is made from 50 percent post-consumer recycled content, and because it’s knitted to the chair’s exact dimensions, there is no fabric waste. 

In tones of Alpine, Carbon, Nightfall, Olive, Cocoa and Black, the outfitting of makeshift seating is reimagined in award-winning design, comfort and practicality.

Learn more about this award winning chair at Herman Miller.

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