Tag Archives: chairs

Sumo chair available in bright green

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Sumo, makers of gigantic shredded-foam furnishings, also makes one in bright lime green. Just thought you should know. [Sumo Lounge]

Boing Boing Video review: Top Chair? Herman Miller Embody and the Steelcase Leap

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Two chairs enter…two chairs leave. In fact, I’m sitting my fat ass on one of the two chairs we reviewed right now: the Herman Miller Embody, a fine chair that only wobbles a little after running it into a wall. … Continue reading →

I stopped worrying about the new movie when I saw how Kirk sat in the Captain’s Chair

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Thomas Vinciguerra profiles men who have built their own replicas of Star Trek captains’ chairs for the Times: For Mike Paugh, 42, a financial planner in Cranbrook, British Columbia, the appeal goes back to childhood. “I loved the show,” he … Continue reading →

Office chair explodes, kills boy

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

A 14-year-old boy from Jiaozhou in China died of blood loss after the gas canister inside his chair exploded, sending shrapnel into his bottom. The gas is used to operate the hydraulic pillar that raises and lowers seats, but poorly-constructed … Continue reading →

Designing the Steelcase Leap desk chair

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Joel Johnson

What sort of engineering goes into designing a better office chair? SolidSmack talks to Steelcase about the four-year development of their Leap chair, involving various prototype chairs and eleven studies with hundreds of participants. (SolidSmack also recently interviewed the team … Continue reading →

Fully Loaded Chair is stuffed with shotgun shells

Posted on November 26, 2008 by John Brownlee

Alexander Reh’s Fully Loaded Chair is composed of a solid steel frame stuffed to the bore with 12-gauge shotgun shells. I like the thoughtful design: notice that the payload points away from the sitter. You can be confident in haphazardly … Continue reading →

The world’s greatest chair: the Thonet No. 14

Posted on November 12, 2008 by John Brownlee

The International Herald Tribune has put up a fantastic write-up of what might possibly be the world’s most popular chair: the Thonet Model 14. Six pieces of wood — two circles, two arches, two legs — that screwed together have … Continue reading →

Hobart I-Cool chair helps villains rule empires, shed pounds

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

Herman Miller Embody: An Aeron for our current troubles

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Poor Herman Miller, maker of the infamous (and rather good) Aeron office chair which found their way into out-of-work employees studio apartments after the first dot-com bubble, has just launched a successor in time for the nationwide financial crisis: The … Continue reading →

Unsurprisingly, the Venture Bros. love mid-century modern chairs

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Joel Johnson

The sharp, tasteful eyes at Apartment Therapy have noticed that the world’s best cartoon, The Venture Bros., completes their Jet Age sets with authentic mid-century modern chairs, including selections from the Eames, Corbusier, and Bertoia. When I said I was … Continue reading →