With renewable, recyclable TractionBack, installing modular carpet couldn’t be easier. Milliken & Company, 201 Lukken Industrial Drive, LaGrange, GA 30240; 800-241-4826;
millikencarpet.com.
The Original beanbag is still the best. The 55-by-70-inch seat is stuffed with virgin polystyrene beads and is available in three sixties-style Marimekko prints—Unikko red (shown), Unikko black, and Kaivo red—plus 14 solid colors, and camouflage. The specially coated nylon shell is washable. P.O. Box 987, High Point, NC 27261; 919-942-1608; fatboyusa.com.
You’ll take life at a slower tempo with David Allan Pesso’s graciously proportioned Adagiato. Angling back farther than usual to promote relaxation, the rotary-cut beech back comes in fully cushioned, partially cushioned, and exposed-wood styles, with 18 finishes offered. Legs are tubular steel. 1600 Royal Street, Jasper, IN 47549; 800-482-1818; kimballoffice.com.
The possibilities keep growing with the Zerodisegno Modular Furniture system. These new lecture desk modules—designed, like the rest of the system, by D’Urbino, Lomazzi—are composed of light, 401/2-by-331/3-inch steel frames and featherweight panels, doors, and shelves of etched tempered glass. 85 Industrial Circle, Lincoln, RI 02865; 401-724-4470; zero-system.com.
When you have Mitos, why stay put? This “mobile workplace” comes in two parts. One is an ergonomic chair: When it reclines, the headrest automatically rises. The other is an ottoman with a built-in work surface that adjusts for either sitting or standing positions. 21 Brühlstrasse, 72469 Messstetten-Tieringen, Germany; 49-7436-8710; interstuhl.de.