Herman Miller, Inc.

Scott G Ball

Paul Gartland

Nicholas Dodziuk

Jeffrey Bernett

Eileen M LaMore

Jeffrey Allen Book

Jeffrey Jay Weirsma

Bruce A Wilcox

A furniture component includes a base having a back wall with a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge. A pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each have a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge. The first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar. An outer top includes a bottom surface spaced above the first and second upper edges and defines a visible gap therebetween. The outer top has a rear edge and a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges. The rear edge and the first outer vertical face are substantially coplanar, and the side edges and second outer vertical faces are substantially coplanar. A method of assembling and using the furniture component are also provided.

Furniture component with floating top

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Hudsonville, MI, United States of America

Scott G Ball