Hermann Miller Made A Name With The Aeron Chair
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Hermann Miller Aeron chairs may have made the company a household name in the mid 1990s, but the company has a long and diverse story to tell about its wide range of high-end furniture designs. As the company says, “you will find Hermann Miller anywhere people work, live, learn, and heal.” The company sells its furniture from outlets around the globe in settings as diverse as hospitals, offices, homes and public spaces.
Some of the most highly recognizable furniture designs we know have come from Hermann Miller (HM), and this is particularly the case with its famous Aeron chair.
The Aeron Chair and beyond
There is a wide variety of HM chairs including: chairs, side chairs, multipurpose chairs, stacking chairs, lounge seating, public seating, benches, stools, patient seating, and classic seating. The HM Aeron chair is perhaps its most famous. This chair, designed in 1994, very nearly succumbed to an early demise without ever seeing the light of day. Initial reaction to it was negative and most people who saw it thought it was, in a word, ugly.
Many “experts” who saw the early versions predicted that no one would want to buy the chair because the design was too unusual and the materials were too odd-looking. It is now considered a highly successful classic of design excellence, and can cost more than two thousand dollars. It has also won numerous design awards, as well as the affections of those who use it in offices around the world.
But there is a wider range of HM chairs than just the Aeron, including the Capri chair for example. This chair takes the classic leather chair to a new level with a high-back and spunky, distinct design. And HM makes a series of couches as well, which like the Capri, are made of leather. And there are more funky options for HM chairs, including the Tato, Tatino and Tatone. These brightly colored chairs look a little like jelly beans, eggs or bagels. They offer flexible seats and sturdy bases. And a touch of whimsy.
HM furniture is made for the high end market
The cost of HM furniture reflects the manufacturer’s reputation for high end design and quality of materials. These are not the types of chairs that people get when they are looking for the most economical purchase. They are better suited to high-end office environments and well-appointed homes, and those that love the design sensibility are believe they are getting the quality that they are paying for.
HM has long been a recognized leader in the area of furniture design. While most famous, perhaps, for the Aeron chair, which swept through office spaces everywhere beginning in the mid 1990s, the company has long produced some of the most beautiful and functionally sound furniture in the world.
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