After 1 year of litigation, Zuo Modern Inc. announced that it has settled its lawsuit with Herman Miller Inc. The agreement states that Zuo will stop selling the Lider, Lider Hi-back, Lider Conference, Espia, Nexos, Director, and Director Hi-back office chairs after August 23rd, 2011 In the United States.
Limited stock on hand and in transit will still be available from Zuo for a limited time.
Zuo also announced that they will will be showing at Neocon in Chicago, June 14-16 in the Merchandise Mart Booth 8-2046, for the first time, and will be introducing 20 new, unique and exclusive office chairs.
About Zuo Modern: Established in 2004, Zuo Modern is a multi-national corporation headquartered out of San Leandro, CA; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Guadalajara, Mexico; Curitiba, Brazil; Hong Kong SAR; and Shende, Foshan, China. Zuo has a full line of modern and contemporary, residential and commercial furniture and accessories in the categories of bar, office, dining, occasional, bedroom, outdoor, and accents. All of Zuo designs are based on forward thinking ideas from Italy, Germany, Japan, and the US. With a wide assortment of unique designs and good value, Zuo sells to a vast range of retailers, from stylish independent stores to prominent online retailers.