The chair and ottoman’s design hasn’t changed much in 68 years, but it now comes with a smaller carbon footprint thanks to a bamboo-based leather upholstery option.
Can you finally feel guilt-free about buying an iconic piece of furniture design that starts at $6,395? For the first time in 68 years, Herman Miller’s Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman are being offered with a plant-based upholstery option that looks and feels like leather, but is primarily made from bamboo.
Bamboo plants are highly renewable, growing quickly without the need for fertilizers or irrigation, allowing the plant to be harvested sustainably without deforestation. Herman Miller claims the plant-based leather reduces the chair’s carbon footprint by “up to 35 percent,” but von Holzhausen hasn’t shared specifics on how it makes Banbū, including the environmental impacts of breaking down the bamboo and what other materials may be used in the manufacturing process.
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