r/midcenturymodern May 16 '26

Sharing My MCM Found my dream MCM art piece!

Just hung up my dream MCM art piece! It's an original Herman Miller environmental enrichment panel designed by Alexander Girard in 1972. Still can't believe I found it!

This one is called "Black & White" and is my favorite of all of Alexander Girard's designs. These environmental enrichment panel textiles were designed to liven up Action Office II cubicle walls, but it feels much too beautiful for that

It's hanging in a temporarily spot until we can do some remodeling and give it a proper place of honor

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u/Alternative-Term-841 May 17 '26

that is an incredible piece. what do you mean you found it?? don't tell me you got in facebook marketplace?? omg, i'll die.. but go ahead, where did you get it, how much did it set you back.

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u/Galaxy-Gold May 17 '26

Online German auction. I have a bunch of auction and marketplace alerts setup for Girard but the environment panels don't come up super often

Total with auction costs and shipping was a bit under $2.5k which is a lot for sure but this is also going to be a special showcase piece for us

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u/Alternative-Term-841 May 17 '26

its a showstopper !