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Better World, Products, What's Up February 6, 2012

Gem: A New Fabric With a Better World in Mind

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Whether it’s an affordable work chair or a textile, we always approach design with a better world in mind.

Enter Gem, a new polyester upholstery fabric that is antimony-free, making it a good choice for the earth. Polyester is one of the world’s most popular polymers; unfortunately making it is harmful to the environment. Designing a better polyester meant replacing antimony, a heavy metal used as a catalyst, with titanium, a much more earth-friendly choice.

Gem is durable, inexpensive, and easy to take care of—and it’s part of Herman Miller’s quest for a Better World.

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