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How do you sit? That’s a question you’re unlikely to ask; it’s one we never stop asking. We’ve been studying how people sit for more than 60 years. We turn that research-based knowledge into the best work chairs in the world.

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Advancing the Art and Science of Seating The search for the next advance, while incorporating innovations that have come before, has marked the Herman Miller problem-solving, person-centered approach to chair design for over 60 years.

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Eames Molded Plywood Chair , 1946

Charles and Ray Eames began experimenting with molding plywood in 1941 as part of their search for new ways to create three-dimensional forms. By inventing a new method for molding plywood, they found a creative use for a common material that allowed them to shape a chair to the contours of the body. It also set a precedent for always putting the person at the center of the design process.

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Ergon 3 Work Chair , 1976, updated 1988, 1995

In 1965, designer Bill Stumpf began researching how people sit at work. Increasing use of office equipment by the growing number of white collar workers fostered a tendency to sit longer, which caused back and neck pain. In designing Ergon, Stumpf applied the principles of ergonomics. This made Ergon the first chair to fit both person and task and allow postural change. It also introduced the science of ergonomics to the contract furniture industry.

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Equa 2 Work Chair Bill Stumpf & , 1984

The Equa chair design began its evolution in 1979. Early prototypes showed that by using an H-shaped cut-out the seat and back could act independently, flexing separately to respond automatically to a person’s movements and postures. Inherent in Equa’s design was a new idea: Everyone—regardless of rank or status—deserves a good chair. This approach broke with the tradition of designing chairs for a particular function.

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Aeron Work Chair Bill Stumpf & Don Chadwick, 1994

The was the first departure from foam and fabric in office chair design. Its patented, breathable Pellicle suspension material lets heat and moisture dissipate, hence the chair’s name, Aeron, adapted from the verb “aerate,” to supply with air. Another advance—the Kinemat® tilt mechanism—added comfort by supporting the body’s natural linkages at the hips, knees, and ankles and in all positions.

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Mirra Work Chair Studio 7.5, 2003

Mirra was the first chair to provide zoned support in its back design. It was also the first commercial furniture product developed from the outset according to Cradle-to-CradleSM principles. While a consideration of sustainability had been present in earlier Herman Miller chair designs, the work on Mirra established a new standard and set a precedent for subsequent designs.

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Celle Work Chair Jerome Caruso, 2005

Each cell in a Celle chair acts like the egg-crate foot bed of some shoes, but with an important difference: Cells are suspended by a system of loops to achieve remarkable pliability. As Herman Miller chairs have done in the past, Celle reimagines a rigid material, in this case polypropylene, in an innovative way.

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Embody Work Chair Jeff Weber & Bill Stumpf, 2008

Herman Miller and its university partners conducted laboratory experiments on kinematics, preferred postures, pressure distribution, seated tasks, and metabolics. This work guided Weber and Stumpf in the development of Embody and confirmed its health-positive benefits: It allows blood and oxygen to flow more freely in the lower extremities, so the heart works easier and beats fewer times per minute. That, in turn, helps people stay focused and alert.

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Setu Multipurpose Chair Studio 7.5, 2009

In 1965, designer Bill Stumpf began researching how people sit at work. Studio 7.5 advanced the science of dematerialization with a thorough examination of every component of a chair. This is most evident in Setu’s Kinematic Spine™. A combination of flex and strength, the spine eliminates the need for a tilt mechanism by mimicking the synchronized movement needed to fully support the body in any reclined or upright position. By incorporating work-chair attributes into a multipurpose chair, Setu redefined expectations for the category.

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SAYL Work Chair Yves Béhar, 2010

Yves Béhar pushes the boundaries of technology and design to make both more attainable. Inspired by the principles of the suspension bridge, in which each component is refined to its essential function, Béhar created SAYL with a Y-Tower that supports an unframed back made of 3D Intelligent suspension material. Each element of the chair is in its essential form, which reduces material requirements and weight that, in turn, lessens costs.

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Work Chairs No matter what posture you’re in, you’ll sit comfortably with proper support in our work chairs. They’re designed to make you feel so good you’ll be unaware of anything except the work you’re focusing on.

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Aeron Overview

Studying how people sit, Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick noted that heat and moisture buildup from sitting for long periods are major factors in causing discomfort. Their design for the Aeron chair solves the problem with a patented, breathable suspension material that lets heat and moisture dissipate. At the same time, the material gives your body dynamic support as you move.

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Pellicle® is a patented suspension material that redefined the look and function of work chairs. It naturally conforms to your body, providing varied degrees of support and eliminating pressure points wherever your body contacts it.

PostureFit® supports the way the pelvis tilts naturally forward, decreasing muscle fatigue and improving your endurance, even when sitting for hours on end.

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Aeron Designers Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick analyzed the pressure distribution maps of hundreds of sitters. They used the data to design a Designers chair that provides dynamic support for people of different proportions.

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Honesty and innovation in materials are the foundations of design at Herman Miller, and they are hallmarks of our work chairs. Visit Aeron hermanmiller.com/materials to see our complete textile and materials Materials offering and application information.

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Embody Overview

Embody began when Jeff Weber and BillS tumpf saw an unsolved problem: the lack of physical harmony between us and our technology. They came up with a radical idea: design an agile, health-positive chair that benefits both body and mind. The result is Embody. Its design features have been shown in clinical tests to lower heart rates and stimulate blood and oxygen flow. That, in turn, helps people stay focused and alert.

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Embody’s back is a central spine that joins rib-like H-flexors and Pixelated SupportTM to create a dynamic surface that mimics the natural movement of your back. As you twist and turn, Embody moves with you.

embody’s narrow upper back allows arms and shoulders to move freely, letting you breathe deeper.

The BackfitTM adjustment lets the chair’s back embrace your spine’s unique curvature, holding your head in alignment to your technology and giving you continuous support as you change postures.

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Embody To design Embody, Jeff Weber and BillS tumpf augmented their insights with those from experts in biomechanics, physical therapy, Designers vision, and ergonomics.

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Overview ® Highlights SAYL Designers Materials

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SAYL Overview

People at their best live unframed™, going beyond expectations to surprise and delight us. With SAYL, we set out to design and build a chair that gives form to that spirit, making a chair that is as affordable as it is inventive. Inspired by the principles of suspension bridges, the frameless back of the SAYL work chair encourages a full range of movement while the suspension back material keeps you cool.

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The chair’s ArcSpanTM along with the arm structure and tilt mechanism are fused into a single triangulated part. Its strength reduces material, weight, and costs.

saYL’s Y-TowerTM supports a full-suspension back that is literally frameless, providing healthy support and encouraging movement.

Varying degrees of support are molded directly into the 3D IntelligentTM suspension back material. Tension is greater in transition areas between thorax, lumbar, and sacrum. “Hinge points” allow these areas to flex and support the healthy, forward rotation of the pelvis.

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SAYL Designer Yves Béhar found inspiration for SAYL in the principles of suspension bridges, like the Golden Gate bridge near his home in Designer San Francisco.

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Mirra Overview

Mirra evolved from the vision of the designers at Studio 7.5 for a chair that reacts to what people do. Essential to their concept was a chair that acts like a second skin, a shadow of the sitter. From this idea, Mirra’s passive adjustability was born. Just sit on it, and it fits. A few, highly intuitive adjustments let you fine-tune the fit even more.

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The FlexFront® seat edge adjusts the depth of the seat without moving the seat pan so lower back support is always there.

The AireWeaveTM suspension seat distributes your body pressure evenly and keeps you cool.

The patented HarmonicTM tilt mechanism keeps resistance consistent as you recline for a smooth, balanced feel.

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Mirra When Studio 7.5 undertook the design of Mirra, sustainability was a criterion from the start. That resulted in a work chair that is 96 per- Designers cent recyclable with no PVC.

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Celle Overview

The Celle chair evolved from a vision for a highly engineered, “intelligent” surface that could provide superior comfort and support. The result is Celle’s exclusive Cellular Suspension™. Its cells and connecting loops are engineered to provide the perfect flex map for supporting your body. They form and reform with your movements, as well as letting air flow through to keep you comfortable.

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Celle’s seat and back let air flow through, keeping the skin temperature consistent. An optional upholstered version of the seat is also available.

a passive PostureFit feature supports the way the pelvis tilts naturally forward, so your spine stays properly aligned.

Celle’s full range of adjustments enable individuals up to 350 pounds to fine-tune the fit to his or her preferences.

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Jerome Caruso, designer of the Celle chair, is and has been Sub- Zero’s® first and only designer for more than two decades. With both Celle chair and appliance, sensitivity to the person is the essential design Designer insight Caruso brings to his work.

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Overview ® Highlights Equa 2 Designers Materials

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Equa 2 Overview

The idea of equality is reflected in more than Equa’s name. It is seen most clearly in its one-piece shell with an H-shaped cut-out that allows the seat and back to act independently, flexing in response to the body’s movements. Three identically proportioned chair sizes make performance equally available to the broad range of sizes and shapes that characterize a diverse working population.

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Equa’s design caters to people who prefer the comfort of an upholstered chair and design options that an extensive materials offering brings.

sitting in an Equa chair, you have no pressure beneath your thighs because of its waterfall front edge.

Crafting the shell of fiberglass- reinforced polyester resin and using thermoplastic molding creates a part that is strong and flexible.

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Equa 2 Both Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick believed that everyone— regardless of size, shape, or status—deserves a good, ergonomically Designers supportive chair. This belief took shape in the Equa chair.

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Overview ® Highlights Ergon 3 Designers Materials

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Ergon 3 Overview

In the design for Ergon, Bill Stumpf applied the principles of ergonomics, the study of the relationship between workers and their environment. This resulted in the first chair to fit the person and the task and allow postural change and movement. Ergon’s size choices ensure the fit is right for a wide range of people in today’s workforce.

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The contours of Ergon resulted from research into the effects of chairs and the seated posture on the body’s circulatory system, muscles, and bones. Their design provides instant seated support and comfort throughout the day.

Herman Miller developed a method to shape foam through a proprietary injection process for the Ergon seat and back.

Ergon accepts a wide variety of textile choices, including vinyl, high performance fabrics and customer’s own material choices.

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Bill Stumpf’s design for the Ergon chair came after 10 years of research into how people really sit when they work. He focused on understand- Ergon 3 ing the motions, actions, and posture patterns of people performing Designer various tasks.

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Comparing Work Chairs To make comparisons easier, we have summarized here some of what makes each of our work chairs unique.

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User Needs Population Range 1st–99th 2nd–98th 5th–98th 5th–95th 5th–95th 5th–95th 5th–95th

Maximum User Weight 300lbs / 136kg 300lbs / 136kg 350lbs / 159kg 300lbs / 136kg 350lbs / 159kg 300lbs / 136kg 300lbs / 136kg Thermal Comfort Rating Ergonomic Support Rating

Vocabulary Work Chair Side Chair Stool

Ergonomic Height Range 143/8"–207/8" 15"–22" 15"–22" 15"–211/2" 15"–211/4" 151/2”–221/4” 151/2"–221/2" Highlights Adjustable Seat Adjustable Arms Adjustable Lumbar Support Tilt Mechanism Synchronous (Kinemat) Synchronous Synchronous Synchronous (Harmonic) Synchronous (Harmonic) Knee Tilt Knee Tilt

DfE Recyclable 94% 95% 93% 96% 99% 86% 84% MBDC Cradle-to-Cradle Silver Silver Silver Gold and Silver Gold and Silver GREENGUARD® Certified Certified Certified Certified Certified Certified Certified level® 3 3 3 3 3 1 1

All Herman Miller work chairs are covered by our 12-year, 3-shifts, parts and labor, all components included.

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