The design story of the Hilton Canopy Grand Rapids, is also the story of Michigan, the often overlooked true birthplace of American Mid-Century design and home to three iconic furniture brands including Herman Miller. In pulling from this rich history, the design team highlighted Mid-Century aesthetics in the planning, detailing and specifying of modern materials such as breeze block, wood slats, natural stone, terrazzo flooring, plaster finishes and iconic furniture pieces and then blended them with more contemporary elements to a create a fresh and current new modernism.
