Herman Miller is rebuilding the Aeron chair from the inside out

Herman Miller is introducing a new Aeron chair that uses recycled nylon, bio-based plastics, and a lighter aluminum base to cut its carbon footprint by another 12%.

[Photo: Pippa Drummond/courtesy of Herman Miller]

When Herman Miller launched the Aeron chair in 1994, almost nothing about it made sense. Unlike other chairs of that era, it wasn’t made of leather or full of plush foam. Instead, its frame was exposed, its mesh was transparent, and it cost double what buyers expected to pay for an office chair.

“Most ergonomic chairs have misunderstood the human form,” says Don Chadwick, who........

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