Yes it’s true, the blog is going on a brief hiatus, and so am I. I’ll be on the road for the month of August, but I’ll be back in the fall with more great deals and office chair tips.…
Monthly Archives: July 2009
The Most Expensive Chair in the World?
This lucious “Dragons” Armchair (check out the vicious-looking heads on the arm rests) recently sold at auction for €21,905,000 ($28,238,277), making it the most expensive chair in the world! Why did it fetch that much? Perhaps because it was designed…
Tagged with: armchair, art moderne, auction, chair, cool, design, dragons, eileen gray, funky, modernism, most expensive, snake armchair
Posted in design
Posted in design
Mirra Image
If you’ve been lusting after the ergonomic (and aerodynamic) design of Herman Miller’s Mirra chair, but balked at the $900 price tag, check out this brand new, uber cool Modz design. For under $400, Modz introduces a completely new way…
Copy Cat!
The new iBum chair from Tonomy Sayuda is both hilarious and ingenius. Tired of having to clamber up on the copy machine to get a xeroxed image of your behind? This chair gets you the perfect “rear shot”, and all…
Tagged with: art, butt, chair, cool, design, funny, japan, japanese design, photocopier, Tonomy Sayuda, weird, xerox
Posted in cool material, just for fun
Posted in cool material, just for fun
Kneeling Chair Tips
Yesterday I brought up the question of whether kneeling chairs are truly comfortable. Today I thought we could delve a little more deeply into the issue. Some people love kneeling chairs, and some people just hate them. But don’t just…
Tagged with: back pain, chair, chairs, design, ergonomic, ergonomics, knee pain, kneeling chair, office chairs, tips
Posted in design, ergonomics, product, review
Posted in design, ergonomics, product, review
Are Kneeling Chairs Comfortable?
Are kneeling chairs comfortable? This is one of the most common questions we get here at SeatingZone, and the answer is… there is no simple answer. Kneeling chairs are great for some people. I’ve heard all kinds of testimonials from…
Tagged with: back pain, chair, chairs, design, ergonomic, ergonomics, kneeling chair, office chair, office chairs
Posted in design, ergonomics, product, review
Posted in design, ergonomics, product, review
Best Seat in the House
Edward Hopper always manages to capture the loneliness and alienation of modern life, but here he also manages to illustrate some truly elegant theater seating. The lady in the picture may be isolated, but at least she has a cushy…
Tagged with: american painting, chair, chairs, Edward Hopper, home theater, movie chair, movie theater seats, tate modern, theater seats
Posted in product, review
Posted in product, review
Black Rubber Chair
There’s something edgy, fetishistic, and positively creepy about this chair made from reused black plastic edge trimmings. Recycled materials often bring to mind boring design, but this definitely has a sensuous glamour about it, despite being a very simple chair.…
The Good, the Bad, and the Incredibly Ugly
If you ask me, there’s room for all kinds of chairs on this green earth, but some people are a little more… judgmental. The above chairs are both winners of the “Oops Design Award“, given by design/architecture expert Andrej Statskij…
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