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Amia seating

Sophisticated Simplicity Amia® is a hardworking task chair designed to handle long hours of serious sitting. With fully upholstered back and arms, Amia brings an element of sophistication to any workspace.

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Amia’s Little Secret That nice flex you feel when you lean against the Amia chair’s backrest is the LiveLumbar™ technology inside. Different than a typical lumbar “cushion”, LiveLumbar is a system of flexors that move with your back for consistent, dynamic support. Two handles on the chair’s backrest let you slide the LiveLumbar to the ideal position for you. LiveLumbar height slides up or down for custom support that flexes with your back. LiveLumbar technology contours to fit your spine for continuous lower back support as you move in your chair, through a system of flexors tucked neatly...

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The Amia Story The Amia chair was designed by the Steelcase Design Studio, in collaboration with industrial designer, Thomas Overthun of IDEO. From the start, the team wanted a simple and friendly image for the Amia chair. “ Innovations such as the LiveLumbar mechanism have been incorporated into the overall shape rather than made explicit on the chair’s outside. Technology quietly serving, rather than drawing attention to itself, seemed appealing in the context of today’s information overload. This combined with an attention to detail and materials allowed us to realize Amia’s calm and...

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People. Planet. Profit. Whether it’s the conference room, personal workstation, or home office, the versatile design of Amia fits into any work environment. Steelcase aspires to create enduring value for people, planet and global economies by fully leveraging all our assets, relationships and resources. People We think about the communities where we work, live and do business—which is nearly everywhere in the world. By aligning our goals for people with our planet and profit aspirations, we’re building the foundation for gains that we hope will be far-reaching and enduring. Planet By...

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Statement of Line Whether you design them, manage them or work in them, we can help you create high performance, sustainable work environments. We study how work gets done and how great spaces can help. Those insights are embedded into every product and service we offer. Our interior architecture, furniture and technology solutions help organizations build their business, reflect their brand and support their culture. We’re unique from everyone else in our industry, in that we offer products and services founded in a research methodology that focuses on the user, and how they really work....

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Call 800.333.9939 or visit steelcase.com Item # 11-0002073 06/11 © 2011 Steelcase Inc. All rights reserved. All specifications subject to change without notice. Printed in U.S.A. Trademarks used herein are the property of Steelcase Inc. or of their respective owners. Indoor Advantage™ Gold is a trademark of Scientific Certification Systems. LEED® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council. Cradle to Cradle™ is a trademark of MBDC. level™ is a trademark of BIFMA. You’re so vain you probably think Amia’s little secret is about you.

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