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Design and Architecture

A Chair for Our Time

SAYL chair, on display at the Herman Miller showroom Photo: Nicholas Mercure

Last week, the furniture company Herman Miller unveiled its SAYL Chair , a new office chair designed by industrial designer Yves Behar. The chair is revolutionary in that it is made from a flexible, curving shell of plastic mesh supported by a Y-shaped spine…

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    By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    SAYL chair, on display at the Herman Miller showroom

    Photo: Nicholas Mercure

    Last week, the furniture company Herman Miller unveiled its SAYL Chair, a new office chair designed by industrial designer Yves Behar. The chair is revolutionary in that it is made from a flexible, curving shell of plastic mesh supported by a Y-shaped spine support, hence the "Y" in the name. Frances talks with Yves Behar about the sleek new chair and why it defines the way we work and live today.

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Yves Behar

      Industrial Designer and Principal at fuseproject

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