saiba chair

Design Naoto Fukasawa, 0

With its thoughtfully sculpted silhouette and sophisticated simplicity of form, the Saiba Chair subtly elevates the atmosphere around it while providing an effortless sense of comfort to the person sitting in it. As the first chair designed by Tokyo-based Naoto Fukasawa for a North American manufacturer, the Saiba chair exemplifies the designer’s “supernormal” philosophy—instantly familiar (normal), and yet better than what’s come before (super). The result is executive and lounge seating that is intuitively beautiful and useful.

Saiba is available in a mid- or high-back, and as a fixed-height lounge chair with four-star base and glides or an adjustable-height executive chair with five-star base and casters. Impeccable tailoring, a sophisticated palette of textiles, and a polished or black base contribute to its timeless elegance.

650W*650D*938-1040H
650W*600D*800-900H

Naoto Fukasawa

Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa (b. 1956) graduated from Tama Art University in 1980 and quickly began working as a designer for the Seiko-Epson corporation. He came to the United States in 1989 and started working for the then upstart ID Two company, which employed only 15 people at the time. In 1996, he helped to set up their Tokyo office and served as its head while they became known as IDEO. Fukasawa remained with the company until 2003 when he established his own company, Naoto Fukasawa Design. To focus on household appliances and sundries, he created the ±0 brand, but was also becoming well known around the same time for products such as MUJI’s CD player (which is in MoMA’s permanent collection), mobile phones “Infobar” and “Neon,” as well as new works with Italian companies B&B Italia, Driade, Magis, Artemide, Danese, and Boffi.

herman miller

Herman Miller was a West Michigan businessman who helped his son-in-law, D.J. De Pree, buy the Michigan Star Furniture Company in 1923. De Pree had been working at the company, which opened in 1905, since he was hired in 1909 as a clerk. De Pree knew his father-in-law was a man of integrity, so he decided to rename the company after him. By the middle of the 20th century, the name Herman Miller had become synonymous with “modern” furniture. Working with legendary designers George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames, the company produced pieces that would become classics of industrial design.

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