Herman Miller Embody Chair, Twilight Rhythm

So I thought long and hard and did a lot of research before purchasing this chair, and now that I've had it for about a week I think I can say I made the right decision. Once properly adjusted, this chair is a dream. I have a bad lower back, and since I spend most of my time sitting at my computer for both work and play, my back was in constant pain. My $50 walmart special chair was no longer cutting it. After only a week of owning this chair, my back feels so much better it's crazy. In my old chair, my legs would go numb from my sometimes awkward sitting positions and the length of time I sat. Not anymore. Even when I sit cross-legged for hours. I will say that proper adjustment of the chair is crucial, and it took me a full day to tweak it the way it needs to be for me to be both comfortable and supported. The chair really does move with you, and it looks and feels like it's built to last a lifetime. Very pricey, but I feel like I got what I paid for, and you can't really put a price on the health of your spine.

The chair arrived damaged. The piece behind the head rest was broken. I love the chair so I'm hoping their support sees this as I'd rather not return it and just have this fixed. Aside for this, the chair arrived assembled and is just as comfortable as all of the reviews say. I'll happily update this review, once I figure out how to resolve this, as I think the chair is excellent. Update: Updated to 4 stars - Contacted seller and they were very helpful in resolving.

The original package of Herman Miller is totally assembled, and when i open it, i will see the plastic bag was broken and seemed to be used one. I will buy it in official store. The back of the chair and the fabric obviously be sold by second time.

Attempted to put the chair together and the plastic hole is not aligned the seat metal hole. This is a defect and for 1300 dollars, I am so disappointed.

This chair is absolutely exceptional. Compared to the Steelcase Leap I use at my office, I definitely notice an overall improvement with the Embody. I especially like the comfort provided of the back support and the ability to easily rock back and forth while sitting. Before ordering, I was concerned about the fact that some users report hearing loud creaking noises while leaning back on this chair. Fortunately, that hasn't been my experience. My Embody is really quiet, even when I use it as a rocking chair sometimes. My only complain with this chair is its price. At $1650, it is more than 60% more expensive than a Steelcase Leap. I am not entirely sure if the embody is that much better than a Leap.

I have had 5 back operations and I work from a home office so I decided to buy a very good chair. I have been looking at a few, the Humanscale freedom chair and the Aeron in addition to this chair. I ultimately was sold based on the design of the backrest. I ordered this right around Christmas so I am on month four. For full disclosure, I am a bigger guy. 6'5" and 250 lbs. As far as adjustments, there are many. In fact, I must say I love the amount of adjustments. Since I am the only one using the chair, I was ale to get it to fit me just right and do not have o worry about someone changing everything on me. That being said, I find I do adjust certain things during the course of the day. For instance, the amount of resistance for leaning back on the back rest is very elpfull if I feel the urge to lean back or when I need the extra support to keep from slouching, it is very easy to change. Seat height is another, obvious adjustment but there are so many more choices available. The amount of curvature to the back, the tension on leaning, the armrest height and width, the length of the seat as other choices. In general, it has accomplished what I was looking for. It is by far the most supportive and ergonomic chair I have used. The ability to adjust it as my needs change is a very nice feature. There are a few disappointments however. Some simple ones, the armrests move way to easily. I find myself moving them back in to position constantly since they adjust by simply pulling or pushing them to the desired width. It follows then, that any movement will move them. If I am on the phone and lean over my desk, boom the arm rest slips open and, well, you can see my point. The chair is very heavy which is a plus and a negative. I have a heavy duty chair mat but I am starting to get ruts in it just from having the chair sit there when I am not on it. I know this since I push the chair in when I am not working and when I am sitting in the chair, it wants o roll forward into the desk taking my stomach with it. Minor complaints, granted. My second biggest gripe is the seat fabric. I was not willing to pay the extra $200 for the upgraded fabric since I did not see anywhere where this was recommended by reviewers. The base fabric is fairly uncomfortable. I would have preferred a mesh product. It gets hot and at the end of a 11 hour day, it irritates my legs just too much. I find it distracting exactly when I do not need any further distraction having worked for 11 hours already. My main complaint is the price. Now, I am willing to say that this is the best chair I have used but, my previous best chair would be a $250 chair from office depot. Is this chair really $1000 better than that? I think not. The issue seems to be that there are not any chairs between the $250 office depot chair and at least $950 for an Aeron which I have never tried. I refuse to believe that this plastic chair, with a fabric seat and back really needs to cost this much. Yes, there is some nice engineering that went into it put I just do not feel good about the fact that I paid as much as I did.

As the title says, this is a completely fantastic seating experience. The chair is incredibly comfortable and highly customizable. Let me rephrase, it is customizable to the point where it's not daunting. The only reason I've knocked off a star is that at this price point, it should really come with nicer hardwood/all-surface type wheels instead of cheap casters (far and away the cheapest part of this chair). In all fairness, most folks won't need anything other than casters, but better wheels should be standard on a chair like this. The toughest decision when I was considering a new office/computer chair was whether I wanted to spend this much on a chair. Would it be worth it? Is it really that good? YES! It really is. And when I considered I would likely keep it for 10+ years, it didn't seem as bad. All-in-all, you will not be dissatisfied. If you spend long hours per day at a desk or computer, you cannot find a better chair.

Excellent chair. Wouldn’t call it an upgrade from the Aeron so much as a lateral move. Pros: **Excellent support **Softer armrests than the stock Aeron **Better tilt function **Adjustable leg support Cons: **Back isn’t as comfortable initially, but provides more support **Armrests do not swivel-articulate as in the Aeron, but are otherwise superior.