Inspired by the structure and materiality of a ski boot, the Striad Lounge Chair is one of the latest entries into the Herman Miller Collection. We sat down with Jehs and Laub to discuss the chair in detail.
“Our hearts belong to furniture,” says Markus Jehs, who along with Jürgen Laub comprises Stuttgart-based design studio Jehs + Laub. Since founding the studio in 1994 following their studies in industrial design at the Schwabisch Gmund University, the duo has pursued furniture projects. “When we were young we went to Italy to work with the famous Italian furniture companies,” says Jehs. “It wasn’t easy in the beginning, but we tried hard and long and one day we had a breakthrough.” Influenced by the now numerous relationships they’ve established with clients around the world, the two describe their approach as a European one.
