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03/09/2009 5:29 pm  

The wife is back in school, so she's doing a lot of homework at her desk. She's always found her Series Seven swivel armchair to be perfectly adequate for the brief periods she spent browsing the web and writing letters, but now that she's studying for hours at a time in it, it's no longer very comfortable.

Naturally, I suggested she solve this problem by dropping out of school... But she wants to get a new chair, instead.

The desk is an EDU. It's in a bedroom, so:

a) the chair can't be so scary-ugly that it gives people nightmares, and

b) it can't take up a lot of space when she's not in it; if it has arms, they need to fit under the desktop.

That first restriction disqualifies the Embody, and I THINK the second one disqualifies the Aluminum Group management chair (but I haven't actually measured one yet).

She's considering the Aeron, of course, and we may end up going that way by default -- it'll certainly be comfortable, and Aerons are practically a dime a dozen here in Silicon Valley. To her eye, though, the Aeron looks unattractively like contract office furniture (she HATES my clunky old Fahnstrom/McCoy Bulldog), and she'd really like to find something that looks more gracefully at-home in a home.

So... Ideas, please?

P.S. Here's a photo to show why the chair can't take up too much space. It was taken right after we moved the desk in; there's a little more furniture and art (and a little less blue masking tape) in there now.


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whitespike
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03/09/2009 5:50 pm  

leather Knoll Pollock chair....
leather Knoll Pollock chair. I am insanely pleased with mine.


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03/09/2009 5:53 pm  

Upholstered Kevi?
Upholstered Kevi?


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03/09/2009 6:21 pm  

I have an Aeron chair
from Herman Miller and it's comfortable enough to sit on for hours.
Some don't like the look of it, but it's hands-down (or should I say butt-down) the most comfortable office chair I've ever owned.


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03/09/2009 6:37 pm  

Pollock chair
Is a good choice because you can find them for cheap.
I use an Eames side shell with no problems. And yes, I'm on the computer for hours straight.


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03/09/2009 6:44 pm  

An Eames alu or softpad...
An Eames alu or softpad (EA117 or 217) with the height adjustment would combat your second point.


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03/09/2009 8:35 pm  

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There are Eames alu models without arms (they even cost less when armless).
In general, if you stumble upon an Eames alu chair with armrests, I do believe that these armrests can be unscrewed (by loosening 3 screws on each side L/R) from the frame of the chair. You can not see the screws from the side of the chair. But when you look at the back at the chair you can localise them: e.g. where you see the chrome horizontal divider, that is where the first screw is.
Check pic 5 of these chairs on Eby (nr 320418968381)
You could unscrew the armrests, keep them in a closet, and reassemble when the chair is used elsewhere with more room.
You can call your Vitra/ Herman Miller dealer to confirm that the arms of the model you are interested in can be screwed off (or double check with the EBay seller before you bid).


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03/09/2009 8:37 pm  

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Oh, the Pollock is really not comfortable for me. So best have your girl check whether the chair fits her before you buy one.


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03/09/2009 9:26 pm  

Geez, for me the Pollock is l...
Geez, for me the Pollock is like sitting in a huge marshmallow. I can sit in it for hours. Plus it swivels and rocks!


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03/09/2009 9:47 pm  

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Good for you whitespike ! :o)


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04/09/2009 1:54 am  

check out the new Setu Chair from Herman Miller
The new Setu chair has the classic styling of the Eames Aluminum Group but all the engineering of the Aeron. With or without arms, casters or glides.
http://www.hermanmiller.com/DotCom/jsp/product/prod013.jsp?prodId=277


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04/09/2009 8:21 am  

Thanks for all...
Thanks for all the advice so far.


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05/09/2009 9:23 pm  

I love my Knoll "Life" chair
Trim, good looking, and insanely comfortable-- the backrest pivots backwards when you need to arch your back and stretch. Smartest purchase I ever made!


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