42 WINTER 2020 / POPSCI.COM
AN OLD-SCHOOL OFFICE CHAIR DOES LITTLE—IF
anything—to combat the sweat and stiffness that come from
today’s marathon desk sessions. Thankfully, the sitting game
changed in 1994 when Herman Miller released the Aeron Chair.
Designers Don Chadwick and Bill Stumpf fashioned the throne
with breathable mesh that conforms to almost any back and butt.
The company relaunched the seat in 2016 with some technical
tweaks, but its renowned appearance stayed much the same.sitting
pretty
ICONBYROB VERGER