A Short History of a Chair That Doubles As Piece of Art
It is not every day that a piece of office future makes its way to a major museum.
The aeron chair is one of the few pieces of office furniture to be much-beloved by users of its from 9 to 5, as well much admired by those who visit the New York Museum of Modern Art, where it is on display.
The aeron chair is now a classic piece of office furniture and has spawned countless imitators.
First designed by 1994 by the Herman Miller company, the chair was originally thought to be a dog, with absolutely no hope for market appeal.
Not long after, the chair was given Business Weeks Designs of the Decade award.
And soon after, it made appearances on television shows and in movies.
Catching on Indeed, the chair did catch on, becoming the de rigueur office chair of the well-appointed dot.
com office space in the early days.
In the early days, it was a chair used primarily by executives, in part because of its high price tag.
But prices of the chair have come down to within reach of more modest budgets, and its popularity has grown from there.
Today, some 15 years later, aeron chairs continued to be found in offices everywhere.
The chair gained popularity in part for its comfort.
Made of a flexible mesh material, called pellicle, the chair is designed to stretch and mold to the person sitting in it.
Unlike predecessor chairs, which were largely made of some kind of upholstery covering a cushion, this chair is designed to conform to the body that sits in it.
It also offers many different types of adjustments, which allow users to customize the chair to how they like to sit.
The chairs come with both high and wide back designs, and various ways to adjust the lumbar support on the chair back as well.
Ergonomically sound Another reason the chair gained popularity is because it came on the scene about the same time that companies began to pay attention to ergonomics and the high cost of bad posture encouraged by other types of chair designs.
While the original cost of the chair might have been higher than its competitors, many companies found that the chair's ergonomic advantages more than justified the increased cost.
Since that time, many companies have taken the same steps, rationalizing that the extra couple hundred dollars for the chair pales in comparison to the cost of losing a valuable employee to lower back pain or other issues cause by bad chair designs.
For this reason, and because of the enduring charm of the design, the aeron chair long ago found a home outside the home and inside the home offices of many as well.
The aeron chair is one of the few pieces of office furniture to be much-beloved by users of its from 9 to 5, as well much admired by those who visit the New York Museum of Modern Art, where it is on display.
The aeron chair is now a classic piece of office furniture and has spawned countless imitators.
First designed by 1994 by the Herman Miller company, the chair was originally thought to be a dog, with absolutely no hope for market appeal.
Not long after, the chair was given Business Weeks Designs of the Decade award.
And soon after, it made appearances on television shows and in movies.
Catching on Indeed, the chair did catch on, becoming the de rigueur office chair of the well-appointed dot.
com office space in the early days.
In the early days, it was a chair used primarily by executives, in part because of its high price tag.
But prices of the chair have come down to within reach of more modest budgets, and its popularity has grown from there.
Today, some 15 years later, aeron chairs continued to be found in offices everywhere.
The chair gained popularity in part for its comfort.
Made of a flexible mesh material, called pellicle, the chair is designed to stretch and mold to the person sitting in it.
Unlike predecessor chairs, which were largely made of some kind of upholstery covering a cushion, this chair is designed to conform to the body that sits in it.
It also offers many different types of adjustments, which allow users to customize the chair to how they like to sit.
The chairs come with both high and wide back designs, and various ways to adjust the lumbar support on the chair back as well.
Ergonomically sound Another reason the chair gained popularity is because it came on the scene about the same time that companies began to pay attention to ergonomics and the high cost of bad posture encouraged by other types of chair designs.
While the original cost of the chair might have been higher than its competitors, many companies found that the chair's ergonomic advantages more than justified the increased cost.
Since that time, many companies have taken the same steps, rationalizing that the extra couple hundred dollars for the chair pales in comparison to the cost of losing a valuable employee to lower back pain or other issues cause by bad chair designs.
For this reason, and because of the enduring charm of the design, the aeron chair long ago found a home outside the home and inside the home offices of many as well.
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