This time of year all I can think of is a hot beach afternoon anywhere warmer than here-

On that note “Bikini” comes to mind….. the Eames wire chair benefits from a bikini as well….

Introduced in 1951 the lightweight bent wire chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller has the option of a criss-cross two piece leather pad (the “bikini”)

As a part of the permanent collection of the San Francisco MOMA and the Metropolitan Museum of  Art, this Eames wire chair would also be striking in your home or office to drool over day after day.

 We should consider spending some of this cold weather time in the museums and dream of the beach.

Click to Buy an Embody Chair by Herman Miller

It’s been 15 years since the Aeron chair came to the market and revolutionized office seating. This chair has become a design icon and what is even more unbelievable is that it has held that position for such a long time. Nobody could have predicted the success of this chair. It has literally dominated the ergonomic seating market for years. I’ve been wondering for a few years now when the Aeron will be knocked from its top spot on the podium of office excellence.

So, who else would take a shot at dethroning the Aeron other than Herman Miller. I mean why wait for someone else to do it.

Seven years in the making and Herman Miller has finally released the Embody chair. Designed by Bill Stumpf (one of the original designers of the Aeron, recently deceased and just short of seeing the completion of this project) and Jeff Weber.  We have a couple of Embody chairs in the showroom and people are starting to fight over them. Herman Miller took their time with this one and the initial response is that they have definitely got it right.

It is a one size fits all chair that actually claims to be good for you.

All that and it is Green in that it is 95% recyclable and cradle to cradle silver certified.

The timing on this couldn’t be better, because we now have “Lifework Portfolio” in the showroom which offers home office solutions for everyone and the two go together like milk and cookies.

http://www.gabrielross.com/embody-chair.html

Finally, the Home office gets dished up a nice serving of style!

A couple of years ago, when I was at ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) in New York, I remember telling several people at both Herman Miller and Knoll that there was a massive hole in the contemporary home office furniture market.

Ready, set, GO !!

And, the winner is…………….

Herman Miller

They are the first to respond with their newly released “Lifework Portfolio”There are several amazing pieces in the line and the timing couldn’t be better.

Check out the Airia desk, the Airia media cabinet and the cognita storage bench to name a few. (OK, I just gave away my favourites :p)

Herman Miller Lifework Portfolio Airia Desk and Cabinet

Other models include the Sense desk with an available desktop storage and a media cabinet and the Enchord desk and mobile cabinet.

Lifework Portfolio Sense Desk w/ Desktop Storage and Media Cabinet

Lifework Portfolio Enchord Desk with Mobile Cabinet

View all items in the Portfolio here:

http://www.gabrielross.com/lifework-portfolio-6/

We would love to hear what your favourites are.  Leave a comment below.