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A pair of Model 6380 chrome-and-leather chairs by George Nelson, circa 1962. The manufacturer's label appears on the underside.
Pros
The supportive back comes up high and tapers toward the top, providing clearance for your elbows—useful if you’re at a computer or pulled up close to a worktable. It’s stackable and ”gangable”—–you can clip several together to create rows.
Cons
It’s so popular it’s become ubiquitous—see practically every issue of Dwell.
The recyclable polypropylene plastic may be “eco-friendly,” but it lacks the tactile appeal of the original fiberglass seat, which patinas beautifully. Scour your vintage shops…
Clearly the old standby, this reclining office chair looks, and functions, as well now as ever.
Introduced in 1951, this table has a wire frame and a top made of veneer, laminate, or baltic birch.
The tall back and vertebrae-like support of the Embody chair will be sure to keep you in your office and not the chiropractor's.
Medici Chair Outdoor by Konstantin Grcic for Matiazzi from Herman Miller, $1,199 The outdoor version of Grcic’s riff on the Adirondack chair uses a thermo-sealing technique to protect the ash wood from moisture. Its straightforward silhouette belies its intricate engineering: The piece is made entirely of three-quarter-inch planks. hermanmiller.com/collection
This lacquered-wood-and-aluminum piece, created in 1955 by George Nelson, is signed with the manufacturer's label, and impressed with a model number.
Sitting at a desk all day can be pretty brutal on your body, especially when the shape of your seat is making you bend, twist, and lean in ways that strain. Studio 7.5 has teamed up with Herman Miller (a company that knows ergonomics and good design can go oh-so-well together) to create Setu, a task chair that takes the guesswork out of getting the adjustments just right. Levers and knobs have been eliminated in favor of the kinematic spine—the form of which mimics your own—which means that all you have to do for posture relief is, well, sit. Get one for your home office at Room & Board.
While the 1958 fiberglass originals fetch a steep prices on the collector’s market, today’s Swag Leg chair is easy to acquire and 100 percent recyclable.
