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Staples Office Herman Miller, Inc., based in Zeeland, Michigan, is an American producer of office furniture and equipment. It is distinguished as the manufacturer of the Aeron chair.

Many of Herman Miller's products are designed to be economically sound, and many are good examples of exceeding techniques for achieving sustainability include saving materials, energy efficient manufacturing, used content, and recyclable content, including design for disassembly. The design process also utilizes life sequence assessment.

Herman Miller helped fund the start of the United States Green Building Council, and hired architect William McDonough to design them a factory incorporating green design philosophy. The building is well-known as the Greenhouse and is an example of green building.

One of the best examples within Herman Miller is the Mirra Chair. By looking into the de-construction of the product after its life cycle had finished, the initial design is thought to be more environmentally successful.

"Sustainable design. Mirra is made of a minimal number of parts and is easily disassembled for recycling; the used content is high, and it's 96 percent recyclable. Recylable fabric. Latitude back upholstery is 100 percent recyclable." - Herman Miller Mirra Chair

The corporation is also famous for having partnered with furniture designers Gilbert Rohde, George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, Paul Laszlo and Isamu Noguchi. Influential fabric designer Alexander Girard came to the business in 1952. The line of furniture published by Herman Miller in their catalogs from 1948 to 1952 is considered to be among the most important in modern design.

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