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Edge of Your Seat

99% Invisible

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The Errand Chair

Until very recent history, office chairs were not made to fit your body. The status-oriented chair design meant that in some cases it really was about his presence or her presence. Then along comes 1992, the errand chair, where everybody gets all of the adjustments. They get everything they need to work because everyone is working equally hard.

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