Office Chair in Apple Park

The office chairs used in Apple Park are not Apple's own brand products, but rather the Pacific Chair from the well-known furniture brand Vitra. Here is detailed information about the office chairs and related seating in Apple Park:

Office Area Seating: Pacific Chair

• Brand and Price: Designed and produced by the Swiss furniture brand Vitra, with a unit price of $1,185.
• Functional Features:
  • Adaptive Adjustment: The seat supports automatic adjustment of the support angle based on the user's sitting posture and weight, providing a personalized and comfortable experience.
  • Silent Design: Special materials and structures are used to reduce friction noise during movement, suitable for open office environments.
  • Appearance Style: Continuing Apple's design philosophy of "less is more," it adopts a streamlined, integrated shape with neutral colors as the main palette, highly compatible with the minimalist architectural style of Apple Park.

Seating Configurations in Other Areas

• Corridor Area: The Womb Chair designed by Eero Saarinen in 1948 is selected, priced at $3,917. This classic chair is renowned for its enveloping curved shape, symbolizing the pursuit of a "comfortable sanctuary," and echoes Apple Park's emphasis on humanistic care in spatial design.
• Visitor Center: The Hiroshima Chair by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa is adopted, priced at $2,500. This chair is centered around the concept of "unconscious design," conveying Eastern aesthetics through precise ergonomic proportions and natural materials (such as an oak frame + fabric cushion), complementing the natural lighting and wooden structure of the visitor center.

Design Logic and Brand Selection

Jony Ive, as Apple's former Chief Design Officer, continued the principle of "form follows function" in the furniture selection for Apple Park. The modular design of the Pacific Chair allows for adjustments to armrest height and tilt according to different workstation needs, and its hidden mechanical structure avoids the bulkiness of traditional office chairs. The introduction of the Womb Chair and Hiroshima Chair reinforces Apple Park's positioning as a "crossroads of technology and humanities" through classic design languages. This integration of cross-disciplinary design resources reflects Apple's ultimate pursuit of spatial experience.