Michael Hammer Chair Photo File

For Michael Hammer, the chair was a prop in a grand performance. He used the leather executive chair to establish credibility with the CEOs he wanted to provoke. He used the task chair to build empathy with the managers who feared him. And he used the wooden armchair to claim legacy as a professor.

: The Hammer family coat of arms is painted directly onto the seat. michael hammer chair photo

This essay explores the unsettling and controversial legacy of Michael Armand Hammer For Michael Hammer, the chair was a prop