Herman Miller Celeste Seating User Manual

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Our sustainability goals by the year 2020:

• Zero carbon footprint

• Zero landfill

• Zero hazardous waste generation

• Zero air emissions (VOCs)

• Zero process water use

• 100 percent renewable electrical energy use via renewable
energy credits and a power purchase agreement

• Company buildings constructed to a minimum
LEED Silver certification

• 100 percent of sales from DfE approved products

Environmental Product Summary

Celeste

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Seating

Design Story: Straightforward Comfort in
1, 2, or 3 Seats

Celeste was made for comfort. Its structural foam
back with inherent flex and its generous seat set the
tone for relaxation. Slender arms and a compact scale
ensure that Celeste supports comfortable sitting without
taking up a lot of space. Always in search of refined
proportion, designer David Alan Pesso achieves it by
contrasting a substantial seat base with the symmetry
of minimal arms, tubular steel feet, and spacers that
set the seat off from the back. The result is a
progressive, contemporary appearance that appeals
to all the senses.

Herman Miller’s Design Protocol

Our commitment to corporate sustainability naturally
includes minimizing the environmental impact of each
of our products. Our Design for Environment team (DfE)
applies environmentally sensitive design standards to
both new and existing Herman Miller products.

WOOD 43%

STEEL 27%

PLASTIC 14%

FOAM 9%

FABRIC 4%

ALUMINUM 3%

Celeste is up to 42 percent recyclable at the end of
its useful life.

Celeste is comprised of 15-percent recycled materials.
This figure breaks down to 13-percent post-consumer
and 2-percent pre-consumer recycled content.

The DfE Design Protocol goes beyond regulatory
compliance to thoroughly evaluate new product
designs in four key areas:

• Material Chemistry and Safety of Inputs—
What chemicals are in the materials we specify, and
are they the safest available?

• Disassembly—Can we take products apart at the
end of their useful life, to recycle their materials?

• Recyclability—Do the materials contain recycled
content, and more importantly, can the materials be
recycled at the end of the product’s useful life?

• LCA—Have we optimized the product based on the
entire life cycle?

Material Content

Celeste components are constructed from wood, steel,
plastic, foam, fabric and aluminum.

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• Steel components contain approximately 35 percent
recycled content and are 100 percent recyclable.

• Aluminum components are 100 percent recyclable.

• Most metal components have a powder-coat paint
finish that emits negligible volatile organic compounds
(VOCs).

• Foam materials are part of an open-loop system and
can be recycled into everything from automotive
components to carpet padding at the end of their
current life.

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POST-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 13%

PRE-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 2%

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Environmental Product Summary

Celeste

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Seating

• Returnable Packaging—Celeste’s packaging materials
include corrugated cardboard and a polyethylene
plastic bag. These materials are part of a closed­loop recycling system, meaning they can be recycled
repeatedly.

– Whenever possible, shipments between

– On large North American orders, disposable

Manufacturing Process

• Worker Health and Safety—Herman Miller strives to
meet or exceed OSHA standards.

Product Performance

• Easy assembly for cost-efficiency and quick parts
replacement.

• Easy disassembly for recyclability.

• Designed for durability, an important environmental
criterion.

• Backed by Herman Miller’s 12-year, 24/7 warranty.

It’s important to note that no interior furnishings,
individually or collectively, can guarantee a
specific number of points for LEED certification.

Herman Miller and its suppliers include the use
of pallets and other returnable packaging to
minimize waste.

packaging can be replaced with reusable
shipping blankets.

Corporate Environmental Policy

For more information on Herman Miller’s Corporate
Environmental Policy and other environmental
efforts, visit the “Environmental Advocacy” section of
HermanMiller.com.

Supplier Support

At Herman Miller, we are committed to working closely
with our suppliers to reduce our collective impact on
the environment. We not only encourage our suppliers
to minimize their operations’ environmental impacts,
but require they assist us in decreasing our facilities’
negative environmental effects, as well.

LEED

Celeste may contribute to LEED credits due to
its returnable/reusable packaging, durability, pre­consumer recycled content, and post-consumer
content. Depending on location, Celeste also may
contribute to a LEED Regional Materials credit. Please
refer to http://hermanmiller.com/ecoScorecard or
contact your Herman Miller representative for detailed
LEED information.

Herman Miller complies with the Federal Trade commission’s Part 260

Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.

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™ Celeste is among the trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
© 2012 Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan