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Better World, Design, What's Up October 3, 2011

Good Stewards: Setu’s Not-So-Secret Secret

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In 1953, Herman Miller founder D.J. De Pree promised, “We will be good stewards of the environment.” That promise drives the design and innovation of our products today.

Setu’s Kinematic Spine, for example, has a not-so-secret secret—polypropylene, the same recyclable material used to make everything from toothbrushes to garbage cans. Making the plastic structure flexible and strong involved creative engineering. The result is a lightweight mechanism that lets Setu mimic your every move.

Visit us at Greenbuild 2011 in Toronto, October 4-6, 2011.

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