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U.S. CPSC October 15, 2004 |
IKEA Home Furnishings Recall of Fargglad Multi-Color Children's Chair Choking hazard from red plastic feet that can detach from chair legs. |
U.S. CPSC August 19, 2004 |
Meco Corp. Recall of Red Chairs from Children's Furniture Sets The red paint on the chair contains excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children. |
PC Magazine March 1, 2006 Sebastian Rupley |
You May Approach My Throne Why play a game or surf the Web in a chair when you could sit in a vibrating throne? |
U.S. CPSC September 30, 2010 |
Fisher-Price Recalls Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard Children can fall on or against the pegs on the rear legs of the high chair resulting in injuries or lacerations. The pegs are used for high chair tray storage. |
AskMen.com David Applebaum |
First You Need A Chair Here are a few strategies to help you start your chair collection and create a home that reflects your own style and attitude. |
U.S. CPSC August 7, 2002 |
Folding Chair Recalled by Adams Manufacturing Corp. Some of the legs on these chairs were mis-assembled by the installer and a piece of the chair could be bent out of shape. This can allow the chair to collapse during use causing consumers to suffer injuries from falls. |
U.S. CPSC January 13, 2005 |
Poundex Associates Corp. Recall of Dining Chair The welds on the chair's rear legs can crack and break apart, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC April 11, 2006 |
Tropitone Recalls "Impressions Side Chair" for Fall Hazard The weld which holds the rear chair leg to the seat can separate from the seat, causing the chair to become unstable and possibly collapse. |
AskMen.com Farah Averill |
Timeless Furniture To help you achieve a timelessly stylish look for your pad, we've compiled a list of home furnishings that, though potentially pricey, are worthwhile investments that will never look dated. |
Wired August 18, 2008 Andrew Blum |
Q&A: Philippe Starck on Bioplastics, Virgin Galactic, and His Impossible Chair Designer Philippe Starck reveals the secret behind his polycarbonate chair that appears to float in air. |
U.S. CPSC April 21, 2005 |
Royal Seating Ltd. Recall of Children's Chairs The seat portion of the chair can detach from the leg base possibly causing a child to fall to the floor. |
Macworld August 24, 2007 Peter Cohen |
TreyChair Versatile as either desk chair or gaming chair, the TreyChair is a neat offering for college students or apartment dwellers. |
Fast Company June 2012 Margaret Rhodes |
Herman Miller Finally Creates The Eames' Dream Plywood Chair Before Herman Miller released the now-iconic Eames Molded Plastic Chair in 1950, Charles and Ray Eames toiled for years to create what was meant to be a thrifty plywood side chair. |
Fast Company May 2000 Dawn Wells |
Sitting Ovation A stirring round of applause for Steelcase's Leap chair. |
U.S. CPSC April 6, 2005 |
L.L. Bean Inc. Recall of Director's Chairs, Replacement Seats The wooden dowels in the fabric seats are too small and can break or slide out of the fabric sleeves; the fabric seat can tear from the wooden seat frame; and the chair frame also can break at the backrest upright, the armrest and at the leg axis. These failures can cause the chair's occupant to fall to the floor, and possibly sustain injuries. |
National Defense October 2010 |
Wilson Receives Howard H. Cork Award Karen L. Wilson, director of acquisition policy and industrial affairs at the Boeing Company, has been awarded the NDIA Procurement Division's Howard H. Cork Memorial Award for 2009. |
U.S. CPSC August 18, 2004 |
American Signature Recall of Dinette Chairs The stretch bar which connects to the chair's legs can detach during normal use, causing the user to fall and suffer injuries. |
U.S. CPSC March 18, 2010 |
Graco Recalls Harmony(tm) High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out and/or the plastic bracket on the rear legs can crack causing the high chair to become unstable and tip over unexpectedly. This poses a fall hazard to children. |
Fast Company September 2009 Tim McKeough |
A Mobile Office The Slow Car by Prooff is not really a car so much as a motorized office chair/mobile desk. The idea is that workers need to be freed from their cube farms. |
U.S. CPSC October 11, 2005 |
Design Ideas Ltd. Recall of Bean Bag Furniture Sets The chair and ottoman do not have locking zippers or warning labels. CPSC is aware of children who have died from suffocation when they unzipped, inhaled and ingested small pellets in similar bean bag furniture. |
Wired July 2000 Bruce Sterling |
The Hot Seat When it comes to workplace hazards, sitting all day is, admittedly, not to be ranked with coal mining. But sitting can genuinely hurt you, because human bodies did not evolve to live in chairs |
U.S. CPSC September 23, 2004 |
Delta Enterprise Corp. Recall to Repair Director's Chairs for Children The chair can inadvertently be misassembled so that the fabric seat can come off the chair's frame and expose metal support rods. If fabric seat comes off the frame, there is a laceration and fall hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC July 19, 2006 |
IKEA Home Furnishings Announce Recall to Repair Folding Chair Beds and Sofa Beds for Finger Tip Amputation Hazard Fingers can become caught in the folding mechanism of the chair bed/sofa bed, posing a laceration and/or amputation hazard. |
U.S. CPSC April 6, 2006 |
Computer Desk Set Sold at Office Depot Recalled Due to Risk of Falls The seat on the chair can break and fall through during use causing an individual to fall and suffer injuries. |
U.S. CPSC April 29, 2005 |
Atico International USA Recall of Children's Folding Chairs The chair's safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse or fold unexpectedly. Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard. |
AskMen.com Farah Averill |
Redo Your Living Room For Under $500 Rehauling your living room on the cheap is a challenge to say the least. It is possible, however, to multiply the cool factor of the room on a budget and turn it into a venue others will want to hang out in. Read on for tips on how to do so. |
Entrepreneur August 2007 Kristin Ohlson |
His and Hers Enhance productivity by designing offices that everyone on staff will love. |
Inc. August 2003 Stacy Perman |
Take a Seat Are you sitting pretty? If not, try our alternatives. They've been designed to make you and your office look good and feel great. |
AskMen.com Jim Bauer |
Exercises You Can Do with a Chair In the following workout, the only piece of equipment you need is a chair and a half-hour of free time. |
U.S. CPSC May 14, 2009 |
Folding Toy Beach Chairs Recalled by Build-A-Bear Workshop Due to Laceration Hazard This toy chair legs can bruise, pinch or cut fingers if caught while folding. |
U.S. CPSC May 24, 2005 |
Summit Marketing International LLC Recall to Repair Children's Folding Chairs The chair's safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse or fold unexpectedly. Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard. This can cause severe lacerations and finger tip amputations to children's fingers. |
Chemistry World January 24, 2013 Andrew Turley |
Vasella to leave Novartis in August Veteran pharma executive Danial Vasella has unexpectedly announced his resignation as chair of the board of directors at Novartis after 17 years at the top of the company. |
This Old House Joe Carter |
Something in the Way It Moves The timeless appeal of a rocking chair |
U.S. CPSC February 8, 2008 |
Netshops Recalls Children's Table and Chair Sets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The surface paint on the children's table and chair sets contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. |
U.S. CPSC December 23, 2008 |
Teknion Recalls to Repair Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The bolts holding the seat to the frame can loosen and separate, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
Fast Company June 2009 Linda Tischler |
Test-Driving the Latest High-Tech Office Chairs Is one of these high-tech wonders your next office chair? You should be so lucky. Take a look at the latest technicolor desk thrones. |
Entrepreneur February 2007 Amanda C. Kooser |
Sitting Pretty It's not just a luxury - ergonomic office furniture is key to keeping you and your employees healthy and productive. |
U.S. CPSC July 22, 2011 |
Ross Stores Recalls Acacia Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The chair can collapse when weight is placed on it, posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC September 24, 2008 |
Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores Recall SmartSpace Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The chairs were sold without a warning label instructing consumers to lock the chair's legs before sitting. This poses a fall hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC January 18, 2006 |
Fisher-Price Recalls Infant Musical Toy Chair Posing Strangulation Hazard A child can become lodged between the seatback and side table of the chair, possibly leading to an entrapment of the neck. |