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Apple stores around the world

I just finished reading “iLeadership: The Steve Jobs Way” in which the former Senior Vice President of Apple Computer, Jay Elliot revisits Steve Jobs remarkable career with its ups and downs. He describes what made Steve Jobs leadership so special. One example is the absolute attention to detail. Jay Elliot describes how Steve jobs visited the first New York Apple store before its opening and had the flooring redone because he didn’t like how it looked. Naturally I had to check how the store looks and realized that so many of the Apple stores around the world are quite nicely designed. Note: All of the images below are property of Apple, Inc.

USA – Apple store 5th Avenue, New York

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“Details matter, it’s worth waiting to get it right.”

Steve Jobs

Spain – Apple store La Maquinista, Barcelona

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20 Unusual Office Chair Designs

No question, it would be quite hard if not impossible to spend the day at an office without any chairs. Merriam-Webster refers to a chair as “a seat typically having four legs and a back for one person“. Yet, many of the examples presented here don’t match that description. Decide for yourself whether you would like to call one of these examples for unusual office chairs your favorite.

4. Desk Chair

found at: dc730kacompactdrillblackfriday.com

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“Nature is by and large to be found out of doors,
a location where, it cannot be argued,
there are never enough comfortable chairs.”

Fran Lebowitz

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5. Cube Chair aka “Untitled Chair”

found at: freshome.com

6. Apple Chair

found at: ph.all.biz

7. Office Chair Strength Trainer

found at: hammacher.com

8. The Slightly Uncomfortable Chair

found at: todayandtomorrow.net

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“As I was sitting in my chair,
I knew the bottom wasn’t there,
Nor legs nor back, but I just sat,
Ignoring little things like that.”

Huges Mearns

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