A unique collaboration
Recognising the need for a high-performance ergonomic work chair in their portfolio of products, Geiger connected designer Mark Goetz – whose credits include our Goetz Sofa and Geiger’s Full Twist Chair – with Herman Miller seating innovator and PostureFit inventor Dr. Brock Walker, a former competitive skier who’s a specialist in design for human performance.
Design across disciplines
This unique collaboration resulted in a clean, simple executive chair that balances a rigorous scientific approach for supporting the human body with Geiger’s impeccable execution of clean, simple silhouettes.
![An executive office featuring a black leather Taper Chair, rectangular Eames Table, and two Eames Molded Plywood Chairs. An executive office featuring a black leather Taper Chair, rectangular Eames Table, and two Eames Molded Plywood Chairs.](/content/dam/hmicom/page_assets/products/taper_chair/uw_prd_dgn_taper_chair_01.jpg.rendition.480.480.jpg)
![A black leather Taper Chair paired with a rectangular table with a wood top. A black leather Taper Chair paired with a rectangular table with a wood top.](/content/dam/hmicom/page_assets/products/taper_chair/it_prd_dgn_taper_chair_01.jpg.rendition.480.480.jpg)
Leading and learning
By leveraging the depth of knowledge that Dr. Walker and Herman Miller researchers and engineers have accumulated over a generation of pioneering office chair design, Taper delivers an exceptional experience of comfort and performance, at a level of quality and craft that is unmistakably Geiger.
“I wanted to design an incredibly comfortable chair that gives you the personal fit of a custom-tailored suit, the support of the finest ergonomic chair, and the quality feel of a high-performance automobile seat.”
![Product Designer Mark Goetz Product Designer Mark Goetz](/content/dam/hmicom/page_assets/designers/goetz/uw_dgn_goetz_02.jpg.rendition.480.480.jpg)