Jan
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This motion of aereon chairs increases the angle between the torso and legs, shifting the weight distribution and improving circulation. And form follows function. Computer-assisted sensors used in the design process ensured that the body is uniformly supported across the entire seating surface.

For a long-established firm like Miller Aeron Chair that traditionally put engineering before styling, the y2k task chain by German office-chair maker Sedus Stoll, marks a break from the past. ”Design became important for them, and that’s when I got involved,” says Klaus Nienkamper, whose namesake firm has brought the chair to North America.