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One of the under appreciated aspects of chair buying, in my opinion of course, is what you weigh. Generally the materials and construction which expect to flex

One of the under appreciated aspects of chair buying, in my opinion of course, is what you weigh. Generally the materials and construction which expect to flex and conform do so within a set of limits that the chair designer had but may not have put into the spec. You can both be too light for a chair and too heavy. That is why actually sitting in the chair is something you might want to spend some time doing if you can. I use a $200 mesh back chair that I got from Wayfair back in the day, it works well for me. I tried it at a chair retailer in SF and decided to get one. I've found the Herman Miller chairs too stiff at times, but given the adjustability I admit I have not sat down on a chair and spent the 30 - 45 minutes of "tuning" that such an exercise takes using the manual. When I was at Google I took their "ergo eval" which at the time did an ergonomics check for chair, mouse, keyboard, and monitor height. They recommended a Steel Case chair which I used, and it was comfortable, but it wasn't specially more comfortable than my cheap chair as far as I can tell.

nextos 7y ago
I really agree with factoring weight (and size) into the choice, which can ruin an otherwise great chair. While I like Herman Miller (especially Embody), I am really opinionated about chairs. After trying zillions, I think those chairs that are quite firm and promote active seating and position variety are the best ones. There is a quite famous Norwegian designer, Peter Opsvik, who has designed a few great chairs for Håg and Varier: Capisco, Gravity, Actulum, etc. All his ideas are well explained in a book [1]. Basic models are relatively affordable. Aside from the Scandinavian chairs from Opsvik, Aeris produces some nice active seating chairs and stools. Other alternatives are mentioned in this mega review [2]. Very recently, Ikea has released a stool that follows the same active seating principles [3]. Quality and price are superb. [1] https://www.aeris.de/en/ https://www.aeris.de/en/ [2] https://www.nerdgranny.com/review-ergonomic-chairs/ https://www.nerdgranny.com/review-ergonomic-chairs/ [3] https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/trollberget-active-sit-stand-support-glose-black-40388259/ https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/trollberget-active-sit-stand-su...

nextos 7y ago

I really agree with factoring weight (and size) into the choice, which can ruin an otherwise great chair. While I like Herman Miller (especially Embody), I am really opinionated about chairs. After trying zillions, I think those chairs that are quite firm and promote active seating and position variety are the best ones. There is a quite famous Norwegian designer, Peter Opsvik, who has designed a few great chairs for Håg and Varier: Capisco, Gravity, Actulum, etc. All his ideas are well explained in a book [1]. Basic models are relatively affordable. Aside from the Scandinavian chairs from Opsvik, Aeris produces some nice active seating chairs and stools. Other alternatives are mentioned in this mega review [2]. Very recently, Ikea has released a stool that follows the same active seating principles [3]. Quality and price are superb. [1] https://www.aeris.de/en/ https://www.aeris.de/en/ [2] https://www.nerdgranny.com/review-ergonomic-chairs/ https://www.nerdgranny.com/review-ergonomic-chairs/ [3] https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/trollberget-active-sit-stand-support-glose-black-40388259/ https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/trollberget-active-sit-stand-su...