The Herman Miller Aeron has set the benchmark for ergonomic seating since 1994, when it was designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick. The classic Aeron has been remastered to incorporate the most up-to-date and advanced ergonomic knowledge and materials. Its latest update offers not only a better chair for the user but also the environment, introducing the use of ocean-bound plastic to the body of the chair.
Living Edge will be the first Australian dealer of the Aeron task chair. The design aligns with its sustainable initiative, Living On. Since the inception of Living On in 2008, Living Edge has become a leader in sustainability within Australia’s high-end furniture market, and continues to reduce its environmental footprint through partnering with like-minded businesses such as Herman Miller.
With an estimated eight million tons of plastic entering the ocean each year, plastic waste in oceans is a growing cause for concern. Herman Miller partnered with Next Wave to play an active role in the ocean plastic issue by transforming this waste into a recyclable material used within the Aeron chair.
The Aeron chair has been re-engineered to contain ocean-bound plastic, which is categorised as abandoned, mismanaged waste found 50 km off a coastline. By redirecting and reforming this material, Herman Miller is estimated to save 150 tonnes of plastic from entering and contaminating oceans each year.
Sourced from India and Indonesia, ocean-bound plastic is collected, ground, washed and pelletized before being sold to manufacturers who then incorporate this new material into product designs.
As a result, this sustainability initiative creates a supply-chain for ocean-bound plastic within these local communities, ultimately encouraging the collection of waste and creating employment opportunities.
The new updates to the Aeron task chair are part of Herman Miller’s Next Wave plastics membership, its ongoing commitment to sustainability, and long-term goal to increase recycled content to at least 50% by 2030.
“The unwavering alliance between Living Edge and Herman Miller highlights our unanimous commitment to protecting the environment through conscious and sustainable design,” says Living Edge CEO Aidan Mawhinney.
“From becoming the first Herman Miller dealer in the world to offset transportation emissions in 2009, to now being the first stockist nation-wide to feature the next generation of ocean-bound plastic Aeron chairs, Living Edge is incredibly proud of the relationship we have cultivated with Herman Miller through our shared values and passion for authentic, original and sustainable design.”
The Aeron chair comes in four distinct tonal colourways inspired by elements of the Earth. Onyx is an ultra-black shade, offering a modern edge to the classic shape. Graphite is a quintessential darker grey with a textured finish, while Carbon is a neutral stone colour that adapts to both warm and cool environments. The last and lightest shade is Mineral, which highlights Aeron’s finer details.
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Source: Architecture - architectureau
