During the dot-com years, the Herman Miller Aeron chairs were king of the office. Now, I am out of the office and often working from home and just wondering - what kind of chairs are you all using? Any recommendations for favorite chair?
I have a terrible chair from a yard sale ($10) that I’ve been using and looking to replace.
Human scale has some really really nice chairs. They are also very good for ergonomics.
I had the Aeron chair at my last office and it was the best I’ve tried. I’ve only tried a few others though, and they were not in the same realm.
I got one for about 60 USD from staples once and it was the wrong height, and quite uncomfortable. If you have the cash or know an interior designer, get an Aeron.
I’ve seen good looking ones at Steelcase, too, but never tried one.
Got an eames group aluminium chair and it’s great - was a bit worried at the start since it was quite unwelcoming but with a bit of use the leather has softened a tad and it’s great.
Koenig+Neurath Skye (leather+full options). Next to that the Aeron is a barstool…just my opinion. I really tried a lot of the better chairs !!
this is my favorite office chair design wise. i always thought the aerons were ugly, and over-rated. i did have the chance to use one of these eames chairs while on assignment with another firm, but from what i remember i wasn’t overly impressed with the feel of sitting in them. that being said, i was also working at a makeshift work station, so that may have effected my feelings on how comfortable they are.
aeron without a doubt imho. i used to have one, it’s a design classic and most comfy, though i haven’t tried many others 
Aeron are aybe “ugly” but they’re not ovrrated, imho. :twisted:
Some people wrote in some reviews that they felt the Human Scale Liberty was a better chair than Aeron. Any impressions? Any other models?
I found these chairs while looking at reviews - they look wicked cool but I can’t find any dealers in the US:
We have the Herman Miller Mirra chair here at our office. They are super comfortable, and about as adjustable as the Aeron. They are a little cheaper too.
Some people wrote in some reviews that they felt the Human Scale Liberty was a better chair than Aeron. Any impressions? Any other models?
it is a fact: the humanscale freedom mechanisim is way in advance. it reacts in a way that the weight applied on the seat drives the back tension, applying always a perfect tension without any adjustements, ( you know, the levers under that nobody uses anyway)
For the comfort of the seat itself, humanscale have a lot of nifty features, but comfort, as design, is all relative.
The Knoll <Life> chair, ‘same’ mechanisim than humanscale, (well not exactly same, copyrights stuff) a little smaller, beautifull slick style, probably the best allrounder on the market.
Aaron is getting quite old, people tend to like it more for it’s style than the comfort.
My personnal favorite is the Keilhauer Junior, wich is small, and is buildt in a way that you just can’t sit in a bad position. Most people do not like the look, but once tried, it is really hard to go back to conventionnal chairs
http://www.keilhauer.com/products/product3.asp?FamilyID=42&CategoryID=5
HI
i have just bought 6 Steelcase think chairs… great lumber support and nice comfortable mesh back.. The eames looks great but you probably dont want to sit in it for a 16 hour stretch … this sort of chair is normaly for a meeting room.
I must say of all the chairs I’ve ever sat in the only one that felt truly comfortable was the Humanscale Freedom chair…
It’s definately something worth going to a dealer and trying them out.
I think its personal chioce and how big your backside is… 
Re: Office Chair Recommendations
As for working chair i use the HÅG Capisco Ergonomic Office Saddle Chair and it is perfect for me. If it ever breaks down thats the chair i would get again.
Preisler
All depends on your Buget aswell really..
Our whole office got Aeron chairs last friday and I’m liking them a lot, our old chairs were rubbish though so not much to compare against.
Just hoping it might improve my constant sore back.
Td
The Aeron chair is definitely worth the cost. I got one new at about half-price from eBay. Its the best chair I’ve ever had.
I was having lower back/tailbone problems from old Vitra task chairs, but once I got the Aeron, the problems went away.
There definitely is a difference in chairs - I used to use an Aeron back in 2000 - the mesh seat forced me to always pinch my nuts. Aside from that minor circulation problem, it was probably the best chair that I’ve used to date.
I’ve heard some criticism, that the looks of the Aeron are starting to look ‘dated’, but I still think they are excellent. I’m just wondering if there was something out there more reasonably priced. It’s starting to look like all the good chairs are high in cost.
As for my opinion - I’m on the computer ALL the time and have had back issues going back to doing construction as a teenager. Since you sit in a chair ALL day long, I think it’s sometimes worth paying for comfort. It’s your health after all.
@Priesler- no offense - I can’t stand the look of that chair (HÅG Capisco Ergonomic Office Saddle Chair) lol. I knnow it got some good reviews but it’s too funky for my tastes.
None taken, but it´s a great chair! I have had it for more than 6 years and it still looks like the day I bought it.
Preisler