Aeron Chair Production Model, 2005
THF152010 / Aeron Chair Production Model, 2005
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Artifact Overview
In the 1980s, Herman Miller furniture company designers Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick created an easy chair for the elderly--called the Sarah Chair--but it was never commercially manufactured. Stumpf and Chadwick recognized that the modern workplace could benefit from the solutions they developed for the Sarah Chair. They used the lessons learned--and three more years of research--to create the Aeron, a groundbreaking office chair.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Office chair
Date Made
2005
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Don Chadwick (Santa Monica, California) and Bill Stumpf (Minneapolis, Minnesota) for Herman Miller Inc., Zeeland, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2005.92.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Herman Miller, Inc.
Material
Plastic
Pellicle (TM)
Mesh
Metal
Technique
Upholstering
Color
Black (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 41 inch
Width: 28 inch (roller base)
Length: 28 inch (roller base)
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