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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…
For a design piece to land in the Museum of Modern Art, it has to pass some remarkably high standards. The Museum is known as one of the leading museums of modern and contemporary art in the world. To wind up in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, a piece has to have a pretty impressive resume….
Can I customize the Aeron Chair? Yes, customization is one of the hallmarks of Smart Furniture’s design ethos. While the Aeron Chair was engineered and designed by some of the furniture industry’s most advanced artistic and scientific minds, the chair was left partially unfinished, waiting for a final designer. That designer is the customer. The Aeron comes in several different sizes depending on the needs of…
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…
The Aeron Chair is one of the most popular and well-regarded chairs on the planet. It’s been feted by critics, art lovers, office workers, and design enthusiasts since the day it was released; housed in museums and major office complexes; written about in gushing tones and respectful paragraphs by leading writers and newspapers. Everyone knows about its striking design and sweeping mandate to provide…