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Designer
Joey Ruiter
Joey Ruiter is the founder and principal designer of JRuiter + Studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Herman Miller's profile says he restored a vintage Porsche as a young man and sold it to pay for college.
Biography
Background
Joey Ruiter is the founder and principal designer of JRuiter + Studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Herman Miller's profile says he restored a vintage Porsche as a young man and sold it to pay for college.
Signature Style
He works from constraints: "When I'm constrained, I am more creative." His own site describes a minimalistic approach that strips products to their essence, and he says he takes complex problems and makes the solution as simple as possible.
Notable Works
For Herman Miller he partnered on Intent, a forerunner of Canvas Office Landscape, and designed Canvas Vista, introduced in 2018. His portfolio also lists Another Sedan, Consumer Car, Nomoto, Two-Thirds and the Sylvi Lounge.
Legacy
His work has been shown at the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Grand Rapids Public Museum and the Grand Rapids Art Museum, and has won NeoCon awards in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2019.
