I bought the ErgoChair 2 from Autonomous [1] for ~$200 after their suspended campaign on Kickstarter. The campaign was suspended because apparently they're just

I bought the ErgoChair 2 from Autonomous [1] for ~$200 after their suspended campaign on Kickstarter. The campaign was suspended because apparently they're just reselling it from some manufacturer in China [2]. I ended up buying the chair from Autonomous anyways for their North American warranty (that and I could never actually find a product website for the Chinese version they knocked off) and have been reasonably happy with it. It's not quite as well designed and comfortable as an Aeron, and has a number of quirks, but considering the price difference I can live with the compromises. My major complaints are that the armrests are made of plastic and are adjustable but can't lock into place, and that the seat cushion has a strange scent that hasn't gone away in more than a year now (luckily it's not noticeable for me unless I put my nose right next to it, but the smell can get onto my pants and other clothes when in contact for a prolonged period of time, which has been highly annoying. I'll probably try to treat it with some baking soda before I leave for vacation next month and hope that'll take care of it). I was doing a lot of research into office chairs at the time, and couldn't really find anything else that stroke a reasonable compromise between the crappy $100 department store chairs and the $800 high-end ergonomic chairs like the Aeron. Judging from the replies to this thread, there still doesn't seem to be much else that fits the niche, so I decided to chime in with this one, despite its shady backstory and imperfections. [1] https://www.autonomous.ai/?slug=office-chair&option20=53 https://www.autonomous.ai/?slug=office-chair&option20=53 [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/shittykickstarters/comments/5825wn/500k_office_chair_kickstarter_is_really_just https://www.reddit.com/r/shittykickstarters/comments/5825wn/...