Story: Furniture

LIFE chair

LIFE chair

In 2002 the Wellington furniture firm Formway launched the ergonomic LIFE chair, which won an array of international design awards. It became the office chair of choice for Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs.

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Dowse Art Museum
Design by Formway Studio, 2004

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Photograph by Mark Marriott. Object courtesy of Formway Design

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How to cite this page:

William Cottrell, 'Furniture - 21st-century developments', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/object/37501/life-chair (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by William Cottrell, published 5 Sep 2013