Contemporary & Modern Home Office Furniture

Over the past several decades, the home office has undergone a few major transformations. Home office furniture, too, has evolved to keep up with the needs of modern-day professionals. To begin, in the mid-1900s, home offices were rare, except for private studies or studios where artists and freelance creatives could work. Some mid-century studies doubled as guest rooms or entertaining spaces, where the families and guests could enjoy cocktails and casual conversation. Advances in technology toward the end of the 20th century brought the modern home office closer to what it resembles today, as hefty technological equipment like typewriters, fax machines, printers, and – most notable of all – personal computers, demanded its own designated space in the home. Interestingly, between the early 2000s and the late 2010s, that demand waned, as devices shrank, and wireless internet connection became commonplace.

When the Covid-19 pandemic closed professional office spaces worldwide at the start of 2020, telework emerged as the solution, and the demand for designated home offices and home office furniture renewed. As the pandemic progressed, so too did the sophistication of the contemporary home office. What began as makeshift office workstations fashioned out of miscellaneous home furniture became high-performance home offices designed for long-term use, complete with ergonomic home office chairs, standing desks, home office storage furniture, and more. At Herman Miller, shop home office furniture designed for the modern workspace.