EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the use of our report dated July 28, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves of Herman Miller, Inc. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference.
Our report dated July 28, 2020, on the consolidated financial statements, refers to a change in the method of accounting for leases as of June 2, 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).
Our report dated July 28, 2020, on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of May 30, 2020, contains an explanatory paragraph that states that Herman Miller, Inc. acquired the remaining 47.5% interest in naughtone (Holdings) Limited and naughtone Manufacturing Ltd. (together, naughtone), and an additional 34% interest in HAY ApS (HAY) during the year ended May 30, 2020, and management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of Herman Miller, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of May 30, 2020, naughtone’s and HAY’s internal control over financial reporting associated with total assets of $95 million and $228 million, respectively, and net sales of $16 million and $76 million, respectively, included in the consolidated financial statements of Herman Miller, Inc. as of and for the year ended May 30, 2020. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of Herman Miller, Inc. also excluded an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of naughtone and HAY.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 26, 2021