I've got a confession. As much as I love my Knoll chair in my home office, I've secretly in love with the ever-popular Eames Management chair. Fact is, if I had the money, I'd buy not just one, but two of them, line them up side to side, and place them beside a wall-mounted continuous desk.
The top picture shows how a simple glossy desk, when wall-mounted, can be made into the workstation oasis for two. It doesn't matter if you're a Mac or PC when you're working with this much style.
This second example showcases the diversity in the continuous desk. You can turn it into storage space, add additional shelves up top, and run cables along the wall to keep them off the ground. It's these little elements that come together to create that perfect workspace we all strive for.
This last example is a rather traditional one, but the pair of Eames chairs simply hang around as casual as can be. The fold-out desks are great, keeping things nice and neat, while boasting modern lines in a brightly lit space.
Now, if I could only get through this tax season with an even moderate tax break, this ideal setup might actually start to become a reality...
[Images: Convoy, Peter Pawlak, and Modern & Sophisticated: An Apple Free Office]
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Comments (4)
Nice post, sucker for eames as well.
Love the shelf in the last image, if only I knew how to get integrated lighting like that
The 2nd set of chairs are not Eames, they're either the Lider chair from Zuo Modern or one of the different versions of the Lider from Italmodern or some such manufacturer.
Generally the easiest way to tell is to look at the armrests - the Eames Aluminum Group and Soft Pad armrests forms a complete loop, like the chairs in the 1st and 3rd images, whereas the armrests on the Lider and its cousins do not.
The position of the bar on the back is also noticeably higher on a real Eames then the knockoffs.
Zuo and the others do make a higher-end version of the Lider that is much closer to the Eames, with the "loop" armrests and flatter legs on the base, but the adjustment mechanism in the base still gives them away.
Loving the second picture!
Just word to those considering an Eames knock off:
Mine just broke after just under two years of daily use. The hydraulics at the bottom broke and I need to get it replaced. Only paid $200 for it, but now it's at a cost of $100/year. Not sure I'll pay the $1700 for the original version, but I'm thinking more towards quality next time.