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Inventor Of My Aeron Chair Dies
Wow -- first the Ginsu knife man dies, now the inventor of the Aeron chair has passed away, Valleywag says, pointing at a New York Times write-up. Unlike a Ginsu knife, I did buy an Aeron chair. Sure, it was expensive and a symbol of Silicon Valley exuberance. But it's also the best chair I've ever owned, one just past six years of use. The Staples generic office chair it replaced made it only about two years. I'm in my chair for 8 to 10 hours per day easily. When I first started working from home, with money tight as often the case for any new consultant, buying quality office furniture wasn't at the top of my list. I went to Staples (yes, they've got them here in the UK) and picked out one of those standard blue chairs pretty similar to what you see here.
About two years later, it was falling apart. Screws kept dropping out of the bottom of it, plus I could see the welds literally breaking loose because of heavy use. I needed a better chair. I'd heard about the Aeron and sat in a couple during some visits to people in real offices. It seemed nice. Herman Miller, which makes the chair, actually had a factory or office or something out near Bath, relatively close to my house. So I made a trip out, tried out the chair a bit more and decided to buy one. It was about $900 at the time, about 10 times the price of my Staples cheapie. I've never regretted the purchase. The chair still looks and feels great. It's comfortable and gives every indication it'll go another six years easily for me. By Danny Sullivan on Sep. 11, 2006 | PermalinkSee related posts in: Gadgets
Next Post: Cancelling AOL For The New Free Service Comments Comment by David Danny - it's not an Aeron, but these bungy chairs (www.chairs1000.com/High-Back-Executive-Bungee-Chair.htm)are a great low budget option - very comfy even for long stints. We've got 'em all over the office, I've got one at home, and no one has complained about them yet. Comment by randfish Have a look at it. I use one of their chairs and the quality is really great. Unfortunately, they are located in India so don't know whether you would prefer to buy it from there or not! Here is their URL www.hof.in Comment by mehul | October 25, 2006 9:55 AM There are many good imitation's of the aeron, but it was and still is a design classic, i think it's a tribute to any designer when there concepts are ripped off by others world wide. Comment by Ergonomic Office Chairs Want to comment? If you are signed into TypeKey, you'll see a form below. No form? Click on the sign-in link below, and you can sign-in or sign-up for a free account. Sorry you have to use TypeKey, but I use it to avoid comment spam. All comments currently appear automatically after posting.
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hmm, they say things come in three's - maybe the inventor of the Internet - Al Gore is next?
(sarcasm font off)