Perch, a furniture concept by Simon Dennehy, is one of those aha! ideas that you wonder why you have not seen this concept sooner. The Perch system is comprised of a table and a chair that have been expertly contoured to meet a massively lacking area of furniture design. There is an endless host of useful features in this concept:
- The seat flexes to encourage leg movement
- The frames of the chairs are not only light and simple to operate but also stackable
- The desk is the centerpiece of a clip on shelf system that could accompany a student from desk to desk
- The desk and seat are adjusted with a very simple and easy to use mechanism
Quite frankly, this system makes me wonder really how much school children really matter. I remember when I was in school, my back and butt hurting nearly every day from sitting in the ubiquitous awful school chair. Yet, Mr. Dennehy’s concept, although brilliantly simple, should have been implemented much, much sooner than 2008.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
It kind of reminds me of the Mirra chair I just bought from Homeofficesolutions.com! It has the same ergonomic benefits–forward tilt, resistance, etc. Only, my chair has arm adjustability and its way nicer looking.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:10 am
It also reminds me of herman miller aeron chair, I had one for work. If I were going to buy this one I am not sure I would think spending so much money on a chair was cost effective but I think this chair is good.