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- Color: Carbon Balance
- Brand: Herman Miller
Features
- The innovation of the decade
- graceful, organic curves
- 12-year Herman Miller warranty with Born-On Date sticker.
- 6 ergonomic functions
- The innovation of the decade
- graceful, organic curves
- 12-year Herman Miller warranty with Born-On Date sticker.
- 6 ergonomic functions
The innovation of the decade, the magnificent new Herman Miller Embody Chair, redefines ergonomics and resets the bar for seated comfort!
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
By T. S. Wise
All you need to know about this chair is that it is worth ~$1,500.I bought my Embody ten months ago, and in that time it has done exactly what I've want it to do: be totally unnoticeable. Long story short: the Embody is effortlessly supportive without being too firm or too soft, almost ridiculously adjustable, and moves with you naturally.The "spine" support down the back of the chair not only looks cool, but it actually works - you stretch or lean back, and it stretches and leans with you. The Embody is so great you won't notice how great it is, which is the gold standard for a desk chair. It won't fix existing back problems or perform any other miracles, but the level of support and comfort is top of the line. A lot of thought went into every aspect of the design, and it shows. The build quality is leaps and bounds higher than your typical desk chair, and even a bit higher than the Aeron.Speaking of the Aeron, I have a beat up old Aeron at home that I put together from spare parts of former Venture Capital Dot Com Specials during college. I'm a big fan of the Aeron. The Aeron is a rather comfortable chair in its own right, but the Embody has it beat for all-day comfort, adjustability, support, and flexibility. From a superficial standpoint, while the Aeron is renown as a piece of "industrial design," the Embody is a far lower key item, especially in black on black, which I see as a big plus. Nobody wants to be "that guy" in the office who shelled out for a flashy chair everybody knows is ~$700 when everybody else is using $50 OfficeMax units from the storeroom. Of course, the jig is up when an co-worker happens to sit down in your chair and says "wow, this is really comfortable!"Obviously, if you are spending this much for a chair, you should put your rear end in a few of them. There are a few players in the very expensive ergonomic chair market (Steelcase, Humanform, or Haworth, for instance) whose products might suit your individual preferences better, but you won't find an overall "better" desk chair at any price. If you like the Embody after a few minutes, you won't be disappointed in the long haul.Lastly, his might not matter to most people, I always feel good buying something designed AND built (12 year warranty!) in the First World, instead of a Chinese sweatshop. In my eyes, any "luxury" good simply must be built by professionals with health insurance living in a free society.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
By Wood B. Hermit
I am just a few days away from returning an Embody chair that I purchased about 2 weeks ago form Smart Furniture during the Fall 2012 15% off Herman Miller sale (Smart Furniture provides 30-day returns with free shipping both ways and up to 365 day returns for a full refund if you're willing to pay for the return freight charges after the first 30 days have elapsed).It's the same chair as depicted here except for the following: white frame, titanium base, berry blue balance fabric, translucent combination carpet/hard floor casters. It also arrived fully assembled, just unpack, sit down and enjoy. No downtime lost in having to put it together.Instead I will be purchasing a fully loaded and already assembled large, size C Aeron chair in carbon wave with a lumbar pad and combination carpet/hard floor casters to replace my now 15-year-old Aeron with a broken arm.If you have significant health issues related to your back and spine, the Embody chair may very well be the preferred seating option for you. It's a very comfortable chair and by means of its high degree of flexibility conforms well to the twists and turns, ups and downs of the human spine.Personally, I have no such health concerns and prefer the Aeron chair - which I give 5 stars - over the Embody chair for the following reasons:1) The Aeron overall strikes me as being the sturdier and more durable chair. I have no way of confirming this, but my gut feeling is that the Embody chair - even though it has the same 12 year warranty as the Aeron - will turn out to be a higher maintenance chair over time. There appears to be a lot more plastic in the Embody chair than in the Aeron. Upon first receiving the Embody, I was quite surprised to see just how much plastic there was. I was expecting a somewhat higher percentage of metal construction in a chair as expensive as this (a premium above the Aeron ranging anywhere from about $200 to $500 depending on options). For what it offers and doesn't offer, I do think that the Embody chair is a bit overpriced!2) The Embody chair will very likely be more difficult to clean and keep clean than an Aeron over time, especially if you have a lighter color Rhythm or Balance fabric. The pellicle on the Aeron certainly will require less cleaning/upkeep over the years. Also don't forget all those smaller plastic, spine-like pieces in the seat back of the Embody; they're bound to be real dust magnets over time.3) The arm rests - especially the black leather arm pads - on the Aeron are, in my opinion, far superior to the much thinner vinyl arm pads on the Embody chair. I was very surprised to see this when first unpacking the Embody chair - fully expecting the arm pads to be all leather like the appropriate option in the Aeron. An option for leather arm pads is not even available on the Embody chair.4) The Embody chair - unlike the Aeron - cannot tilt forward towards whatever it is that you may be working on. You may not find this to be important, but I do miss this forward tilt capability in the much more pricey Embody chair (Why should I pay much more to get less functionality?).Well, that's my two cents worth. It certainly can be difficult to decide between the Herman Miller Embody and Aeron chairs.Be sure to consider all your options carefully and then purchase your chair during one of the two semiannual sales (a three-week period in May/June and November/December of each year) for an additional 15% off.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Ivan Stojic
I was unsure of whether a chair that cost more than a thousand dollars is actually worth it. I sort of took a gamble by ordering this, but being a computer programmer who spends most of his waking hours in front of his computer, I figured the investment should be of some benefit.The chair comes in a big almost cubical box. The wheels, handrests and seat pan are pre-assembled, and the back support requires assembly. All required tools (two different sizes of star-shaped wrenches) are in the box along with the screws and what I found to be a bit needlesly complex assembly instructions. The assembly took me about 30 minutes, with the most complex part being the alignment of the back support "spine" to the backrest surface.After assembling the chair, I took a deep breath, plopped my ass down into the chair and... was amazed. It's unspeakably confortable, even for Herman Miller fame, and very adjustable. The adjustments include: recline tension, maximum recline angle in four discreete steps, seat height, seat pan depth and back curvature/flex. The armrests are made of a slightly soft material so they have a comfortable amount of give to them. They are adjustable both by height and width.Having had the chair for almost a week now, I can say that it's definitely a good investment if you value your comfort and your occupation requires you to spend a big part of your day sitting. Even if you only sit in it occasionally and can afford it, grab it.tl;dr It's really good.
Embody Chair by Herman Miller - Fully Adjustable Arms - Carbon Balance Fabric on Graphite Frame and Base
In Stock! Go to STORE Now !Yes, it's worth it.By T. S. Wise
All you need to know about this chair is that it is worth ~$1,500.I bought my Embody ten months ago, and in that time it has done exactly what I've want it to do: be totally unnoticeable. Long story short: the Embody is effortlessly supportive without being too firm or too soft, almost ridiculously adjustable, and moves with you naturally.The "spine" support down the back of the chair not only looks cool, but it actually works - you stretch or lean back, and it stretches and leans with you. The Embody is so great you won't notice how great it is, which is the gold standard for a desk chair. It won't fix existing back problems or perform any other miracles, but the level of support and comfort is top of the line. A lot of thought went into every aspect of the design, and it shows. The build quality is leaps and bounds higher than your typical desk chair, and even a bit higher than the Aeron.Speaking of the Aeron, I have a beat up old Aeron at home that I put together from spare parts of former Venture Capital Dot Com Specials during college. I'm a big fan of the Aeron. The Aeron is a rather comfortable chair in its own right, but the Embody has it beat for all-day comfort, adjustability, support, and flexibility. From a superficial standpoint, while the Aeron is renown as a piece of "industrial design," the Embody is a far lower key item, especially in black on black, which I see as a big plus. Nobody wants to be "that guy" in the office who shelled out for a flashy chair everybody knows is ~$700 when everybody else is using $50 OfficeMax units from the storeroom. Of course, the jig is up when an co-worker happens to sit down in your chair and says "wow, this is really comfortable!"Obviously, if you are spending this much for a chair, you should put your rear end in a few of them. There are a few players in the very expensive ergonomic chair market (Steelcase, Humanform, or Haworth, for instance) whose products might suit your individual preferences better, but you won't find an overall "better" desk chair at any price. If you like the Embody after a few minutes, you won't be disappointed in the long haul.Lastly, his might not matter to most people, I always feel good buying something designed AND built (12 year warranty!) in the First World, instead of a Chinese sweatshop. In my eyes, any "luxury" good simply must be built by professionals with health insurance living in a free society.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
By Wood B. Hermit
I am just a few days away from returning an Embody chair that I purchased about 2 weeks ago form Smart Furniture during the Fall 2012 15% off Herman Miller sale (Smart Furniture provides 30-day returns with free shipping both ways and up to 365 day returns for a full refund if you're willing to pay for the return freight charges after the first 30 days have elapsed).It's the same chair as depicted here except for the following: white frame, titanium base, berry blue balance fabric, translucent combination carpet/hard floor casters. It also arrived fully assembled, just unpack, sit down and enjoy. No downtime lost in having to put it together.Instead I will be purchasing a fully loaded and already assembled large, size C Aeron chair in carbon wave with a lumbar pad and combination carpet/hard floor casters to replace my now 15-year-old Aeron with a broken arm.If you have significant health issues related to your back and spine, the Embody chair may very well be the preferred seating option for you. It's a very comfortable chair and by means of its high degree of flexibility conforms well to the twists and turns, ups and downs of the human spine.Personally, I have no such health concerns and prefer the Aeron chair - which I give 5 stars - over the Embody chair for the following reasons:1) The Aeron overall strikes me as being the sturdier and more durable chair. I have no way of confirming this, but my gut feeling is that the Embody chair - even though it has the same 12 year warranty as the Aeron - will turn out to be a higher maintenance chair over time. There appears to be a lot more plastic in the Embody chair than in the Aeron. Upon first receiving the Embody, I was quite surprised to see just how much plastic there was. I was expecting a somewhat higher percentage of metal construction in a chair as expensive as this (a premium above the Aeron ranging anywhere from about $200 to $500 depending on options). For what it offers and doesn't offer, I do think that the Embody chair is a bit overpriced!2) The Embody chair will very likely be more difficult to clean and keep clean than an Aeron over time, especially if you have a lighter color Rhythm or Balance fabric. The pellicle on the Aeron certainly will require less cleaning/upkeep over the years. Also don't forget all those smaller plastic, spine-like pieces in the seat back of the Embody; they're bound to be real dust magnets over time.3) The arm rests - especially the black leather arm pads - on the Aeron are, in my opinion, far superior to the much thinner vinyl arm pads on the Embody chair. I was very surprised to see this when first unpacking the Embody chair - fully expecting the arm pads to be all leather like the appropriate option in the Aeron. An option for leather arm pads is not even available on the Embody chair.4) The Embody chair - unlike the Aeron - cannot tilt forward towards whatever it is that you may be working on. You may not find this to be important, but I do miss this forward tilt capability in the much more pricey Embody chair (Why should I pay much more to get less functionality?).Well, that's my two cents worth. It certainly can be difficult to decide between the Herman Miller Embody and Aeron chairs.Be sure to consider all your options carefully and then purchase your chair during one of the two semiannual sales (a three-week period in May/June and November/December of each year) for an additional 15% off.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Ivan Stojic
I was unsure of whether a chair that cost more than a thousand dollars is actually worth it. I sort of took a gamble by ordering this, but being a computer programmer who spends most of his waking hours in front of his computer, I figured the investment should be of some benefit.The chair comes in a big almost cubical box. The wheels, handrests and seat pan are pre-assembled, and the back support requires assembly. All required tools (two different sizes of star-shaped wrenches) are in the box along with the screws and what I found to be a bit needlesly complex assembly instructions. The assembly took me about 30 minutes, with the most complex part being the alignment of the back support "spine" to the backrest surface.After assembling the chair, I took a deep breath, plopped my ass down into the chair and... was amazed. It's unspeakably confortable, even for Herman Miller fame, and very adjustable. The adjustments include: recline tension, maximum recline angle in four discreete steps, seat height, seat pan depth and back curvature/flex. The armrests are made of a slightly soft material so they have a comfortable amount of give to them. They are adjustable both by height and width.Having had the chair for almost a week now, I can say that it's definitely a good investment if you value your comfort and your occupation requires you to spend a big part of your day sitting. Even if you only sit in it occasionally and can afford it, grab it.tl;dr It's really good.
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- 6 ergonomic functions
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