A family turns a ?totally bizarre, Brutalist, postmodernist? house into a home If you had told Sam Grawe, Herman Miller?s former brand director, that after 15 years in the Bay Area he and his family would up and move to the middle of Michigan, he would have called you crazy.
For one, he and his wife had just bought an Eichler home in Marin County, and, two, the lifestyle change would be pretty drastic.
But the opportunity to work for Herman Miller was a strong incentive, and Grawe, who was the editor-in-chief of Dwell magazine for a number of years, decided to take the leap. ?It was an amazing opportunity to be a part of [the company?s] storied legacy,? Grawe explains.

A view of the home?s lush backyard and an exterior that remains true to its ?70s roots. ?I loved the Romanesque arch detail around the windows,? says Grawe.
The couple?s sons in the home?s doorway.

When Grawe and his wife Anissa started looking for a home in Michigan for themselves and their son they began their hunt closer to Herman Miller?s headquarters, in the Michigan towns of Holland and Zeeland. When they realized they wanted more of a city feel, they shifted focus to Grand Rapids, about an hour east of Herman Miller HQ. Grawe then started looking at listings and happened upon a home in the city?s Golden Triangle neighborhood, designed by local architect Richard Wright in the 1970s.
?It just seemed like this totally bizarre, Brutalist, postmodern hous...