Debuted at the Salone del Mobile in Milan last month, the Mirra 2 is a complete redesign of Herman Miller‘s best-selling Mirra work chair. Ten years after they designed the original in 2003, Berlin-based designers Studio 7.5 have revisited the design to update it for the modern working environment.

Studio 7.5’s Mirra 2 chair for Herman Miller is the latest advance in performance seating.

The new design retains the essence of the original, but updates the technology for the modern office; the result is a leaner, lighter, more responsive chair that moves as one with the sitter and dynamically supports even a person's slightest movements.

Studio 7.5 explain that the chair is "a reincarnation of Mirra. It feels reassuringly familiar because we maintained its soul and essential DNA, but we advanced the materialization and manifestation of this idea in virtually every aspect."

The new design ensures that the person and the chair move as one; the sitter can make all adjustments while seated, allowing instant feedback to fine-tune the fit to the individual.

The responsive Butterfly Backâ„¢ is made using a new method for merging a fabric layer with polymer veins to create an intelligent support structure. There are also new selections for textile and back colors.

Mirra 2 will be featured during NeoCon 2013 June 10-12 in Herman Miller's 3^rd floor Merchandise Mart Showroom (#3-321). The chair will be commercially available for purchase worldwide Summer 2013, with retail availability in the Fall.

Find a local dealer at www.hermanmiller.com

About the designers: Based in Berlin, Germany, Studio 7.5 is made up of four designers-Claudia Plikat, Roland Zwick, Carola Zwick, and Burkhard Schmitz. Studio 7.5 describe themselves as “partially anthropologists," relying on the precise observation of the man-made environment. 

About the Manufacturer: Founded in Zeeland, Michigan in 1905 under the name "Star Furniture Company," manufacturer Herman Miller is synonymous with the rise of Modern design in America and throughout the world. Under the aegis of design director George Nelson, the company collaborated with such renowned designers as Isamu Noguchi, Robert Propst, and Charles and Ray Eames. In 2012, its award-winning products and services generated more than $1.7 billion in revenue. Innovative business practices and a commitment to social responsibility have also helped establish Herman Miller as a recognized global company.