Chairs! Does a good one exist?

MonsieurOblong · 4 months

I had an aeron at my last job and loved it, the only problem is there's airflow behind the mesh and you get cold easily. I never realized how important foam padding was to keeping me warm when sitting.

But, I've never had a single office chair break on me in 12 years.

I'm not sayin'.

I'm just sayin'.

bandman614 · 4 months

Don't sit - get a standing desk. They're far better for you, and after the first week, you'll love it more than you can imagine.

Unless you have some kind of muscular/skeletal problem, in which case you probably want an aeron.

Rikim4ru · 4 months

Maybe you should look for something more strong and solid, like this

petra303 · 4 months

I'm really happy with my HÅG Capisco.

I was the third inhabitant of my previous nasty-ol' standard-issue chair, and I was having back pains from how brokedown it was. I started sitting on an exercise ball for part of the day which helped a lot - but when my office relocated my chair didn't make the move.

I was offered an even nastier, even more brokedown one, with tears in the arm rests and a hardware store bolt sticking out the back, but I declined. Spent my own money on the HÅG, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

UnoriginalGuy · 4 months

I almost want to get a chair without any kind of mechanism at all. But I cannot find one which is heigh enough for a desk. Also with a head-rest. Why does nobody make these?!

myairblaster · 4 months

I`m a big fan of This One from Ikea. I also sit on an exercise ball an hour or so a day to keep my posture from going to shit.

essjay24 · 4 months

I've been scouting out Steelcase chairs from companies going out of business. They go fast when they are available.

ChrisF79 · 4 months

I have the Steelcase Leap chair at work and just bought one for home (today in fact). It's expensive, but my work one I've had for nearly 4 years and it looks like the day I bought it. It's incredibly sturdy, has a lot of adjustments you can make, and just feels solid.

As for the price, I think it's stupid to pay $200 every few years for a shitty Office Depot chair when you can buy one that you can have for years and years to come.

MageMojo_Magento_Hos · 4 months

For you big dudes out there:

A nice $60 option from Staples: http://www.staples.com/Staples-Culley-Brown-Luxura-Managers-Chair/product_674751

And then for the ultimate comfort ($1600+): http://www.ironhorseseating.com/4000.aspx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT3aLytwj5A

cramsey86 · 4 months

Funny you should mention this... I work IT for a furniture manufacturer and we still get all the crappy hand me down chairs. Luckily we have a place called "returned goods" where I was able to purchase an amazing chair at about 80% off. I saw the one you linked and do not know if I could go with one without an wheels on it, or that could lean back a little.

problemforme · 4 months

http://www.slipperybrick.com/2008/07/zero-gee-workstation-for-sleeping-on-the-blog/

MeIsMyName · 4 months

My chair is comfortable and nice, but it has broken on me WAY too many times. I got it for free though, and I've been able to fix all the problems I've had with it so far... First problem was that this bolt for the arm snapped and then the chair looked like this... Then later the spring that kept the chair from leaning back wouldn't stay in, and it kept reclining REALLY far back, always. I was able to fix that problem with a bolt and a few washers. Only downside is that I need a wrench to adjust the tension for leaning back.

fishy007 · 4 months

I've had this chair at my office for 11 years and I still love it:

http://www.officechairscanada.com/component/virtuemart/?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=435&category_id=2

I'm probably going to get one for my home office too :)

dahimi · 4 months

Here's a second vote for the aeron. I sat in one during an interview years ago and liked it so much I bought one for my home office. Later I bought a second one for my work office.

I've had the one in my home office for 10 years. Still works perfect after years of me playing WoW and other assorted games in it (think lots of hours with my butt planted in it).

My work one is about 6 years old and also works great.

Qurtys_Lyn · 4 months

I keep pushing for these, but I haven't gotten anywhere yet. http://www.ergonomicofficechairs.com/ErgoSport.asp?categoryID=59&grID=239

randumnumber · 4 months

This

xero91 · 4 months

I currently have in my possesion two high-end ergonomic chairs. The Embody Chair by Herman Miller and the Leap Chair by Steelcase. They're both great chairs but I think I prefer the Herman Miller Embody after adjusting to it's recommended sitting style (working recline). I would recommend checking out the online reviews and then sit in both chairs but keep in mind that each has a myriad of adjustments so you should sit in each and play with all adjustments. If you order from smartfurniture.com you have a free 30-day trial period and they take returns up to 365 days from the date of purchase. Smartfurniture is one of the best companies I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with (no, I don't work for them). I've learned a lot of peoples likes/dislikes with chairs has a lot to do with height and weight and not fitting into a chair properly so just to let you know I'm about 5'6 and 270lbs..

Scott555 · 4 months

Yes! It's called "Stand Up Desk."

Your body did not evolve to sit all day. Get a waist-height desk and stay on your feet. Takes a week or two to get used to it. I've been standing up at my desk for years, and wish I would have thought to do it years before.

If your back gets tired, do some yoga.

gmks · 4 months

Seems like Steelcase Leap or Aeron is pretty much the best you'll get.

I've sat in both, and haven't used them for longer than a few hours, but I like the Leap.

I've got an Obusforme chair (not the stupid pad) at home and it's good.

nwatson · 4 months

I have some mid-back HON office chair I bought from a surplus store for $35 or so. The thing is rock solid. I wholeheartedly endorse this method of furniture acquisition, unless someone else is paying for it and you can buy whatever you want. It beats the hell out of my $200 chair from Costco, which has fallen apart and was never comfortable anyway.

absw · 4 months

We have steelcase thinks, they are /lovely/. Expensive, but worth it if you spend all day sitting down! Ours were £225 each off ebay, but I think they retail for around £700 each normally..

code45man · 4 months

Aeron as well as many other commentors, I just started at my current Info Security gig and had the same chairs from my last place still like them. Think they swing between 900 and 1200 per so goooood luckkk!

ccmmcc · 4 months

Design Within Reach stores have a nice selection of the higher-end chairs (Herman-Miller, Humanscale, Knoll). It's nice to be able to sit in a bunch of different chairs and compare them.

jimicus · 4 months

I've found that cheaper chairs are almost invariably a false economy.

You're sitting in it all day, so it has to be comfortable. You can (and in fact probably should) spend £2-300 on a half-decent office chair. Get one rated for 24-hour use in something like a call-centre environment.

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