Herman Miller, Inc.

Millerknoll, Inc.

Jeff Bruner

John Fredric Aldrich

Brock M Walker

Ethan McGraw

Don Chadwick

Adwait Bhagwat

Ethan Mcgraw

A body support structure including a backrest, a seat connected to the backrest, and a suspension material connected to the backrest or the seat. The suspension material includes elastomeric filaments with monofilaments and multifilaments. The suspension material further includes a first zone with a first stiffness, a second zone with a second stiffness greater than the first stiffness, and a transition zone positioned between the first zone and the second zone.

Zoned suspension seating structure

A body support structure includes a backrest and a seat connected to the backrest. A suspension material is connected to the backrest or the seat. The suspension material has a first zone with a first stiffness and a second zone with a second stiffness greater than the first stiffness. Also included are methods of creating different zones in the suspension material.

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Zeeland, MI, United States of America

Jeff Bruner