One of the best parts about what I do is getting to see and learn about a whole bunch of places and people. The last few days were spent in Holland, Michigan shooting to third and final segment for Dwell’s color series, The Full Spectrum. If you haven’t heard of Herman Miller, there’s a good chance you’ve seen or even sat in a piece of their furniture. We were able to get a full tour of their facilities, everywhere from their design house to archives to manufacturing warehouse. I was a bit blown away by he company and the little town in Western Michigan as a whole.
We had full access to shoot where ever we liked, which is always great. I ended up taking a lift for one shot to get an aerial timelapse of the warehouse. Another cool part about the company and the area we were in is that all the buildings are built and operated in the most efficient manner, most of them being LEED certified (including the sick hotel we stay at).
The past few days have honestly felt like a mini vacation, getting to explore an awesome little area of the country that I would have probably not have found myself at if it had not been for this job. A job that I can hardly consider work. The edit should be up on Dwell sometime in September.
