The Mirra chair is a
Herman Miller
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product designed in 2003 by
Studio 7.5
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in
Berlin
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,
Germany
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. According to the manufacturer, the chair is made from 42% recycled material, and at the end of its useful life it is 96% recyclable by weight. The chair has nine available adjustments intended to aid
ergonomics
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: seat height, seat depth, tilt tension, tilt limiter, forward tilt, arm height, arm width, arm angle, and lumbar tension.
Mirra holds an Ergonomics Excellence Award (2004) by the
Furniture Industry Research Association
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Research and consultancy services
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(FIRA), a silver Industrial Design Excellence Award (2004) by the
Industrial Designers Society of America
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The organization was formally established in 1965 by the collaborative merger of t ...
(IDSA), and a silver
Cradle to Cradle
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certification by
Business Week
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magazine,
amongst other awards.
See also
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List of chairs
The following is a partial list of chairs with descriptions, with internal or external cross-references about most of the chairs. For other chair-like types (like bench, stool), see
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* 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs, two antique chairs used ...
References
External links
Herman Miller Seating Page
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