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Meet Wes. Wes knows more about office chairs than most people would ever want to learn about, but for those of us who work (or play) at a computer for most of the day, there’s not a more important piece of furniture in our lives, and reviews such as this one can help us choose what we’re going to sit in for hundreds or…
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One of the most popular and fun internet memes is the top ten list. Unfortunately, oftentimes more practical products and concerns, like office chairs, are overlooked. Well, no longer; the Aeron Chair deserves its own top ten list of compelling reasons why it’s the best chair on the market, including comfort, support, warranty, durability, and environmental responsibility. There isn’t a better chair on the market, and…
Everyone’s reviewing things these days. You’ll find independent reviews, purchaser’s reviews, and reviews that are just trying to pump up the product so you want to buy it. Well, we thought we’d get in on all the fun with an Aeron Chair review of our own. We figured that the best person to review a chair would be someone who sits in it daily, knows the…
One of the highest compliments an office chair can be paid is to be called “ergonomic.” It’s also, of course, one of the highest goals. The best office chairs in the world, Aeron among them, and the finest furniture houses in the world, Herman Miller among them, are in a race to build the most absolutely comfortable, supportive, clever, and ergonomic office chair on…
What does it mean when a product that was produced and distributed in the business world makes its way into the cultural centers of the country? When it becomes a fixture of art museums and television programs, when the identity and the look of the chair become copied and repeated until they become the standard for the industry? When pop culture seizes on a…
The Aeron Chair by Herman Miller, designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick, has lived an extremely full life. There is the overall life of the Aeron Chair – the one lived in the public sphere, discussed in design circles, written about in magazines and newspapers, and displayed in museums. There is the list of improvements, adjustments, and new features that have been steadily upgraded and…
Independent Overall Rating: 8 of 10 Pros: Less clunky material, more comfort (especially armrests and backing), environmental sustainability, multiple adjustments, and an iconic look. Cons: Those rising edges on the sides of the chair are the biggest drawback. For those who need neck and head support, the Aeron can’t provide it. Overall Rating: I highly recommend this chair. It’s comfortable, I could customize it…
Sitting in an Aeron Chair will not make you any smarter than you are, but it might make you feel like it. This chair looks modern, fresh, and – most of all – just plain smart. At first glance, it makes you think about how it was made and the work that went into it. The design of the chair interacts beautifully with its function and…
