Aeron Size B - Posture Fit, Graphite, Classic Carbon Pellicle

My job is in engineering, so I spend a lot of time at my desk in front of my computer. The various offices I have worked in had a majority of chairs being the Aeron, but I had a hard time justifying the cost of buying the chair for own use at home. $800+ is a lot to spend on a chair. After a few years of going through a few different chairs, I'm happy I bit the bullet and purchased one of these. Not everyone will find these chairs comfortable. It's always a matter of personal preference, but the comfort this chair provides is well worth the price. It's not leather, doesn't look like an executive chair, but after going through a few of those chairs (at $200 - 300 a piece) over the past few years, the cost added up and I could have bought an Aeron. The seat mesh doesn't support like memory foam does, but the chair as a whole is very supportive and I can sit for hours without any issues. Other chairs I would eventually get cramps in my legs or lower back, but I never experienced that with the Aeron, even after 10 hour workdays and then going home to this chair to work for a few hours more. The hardest thing to swallow is the initial price, but the warranty is good (although I haven't had to use it) and the chair is a complete workhorse. In the most recent office that I have worked in, I haven't seen any Aeron chairs replaced or worn out. The cheaper chairs only last two years or so before headed to the dumpster. I'm pretty sure there are plenty of Aeron chairs in my current office that are over a decade old. If you are buying a new computer chair every two or three years at a few hundred a chair, this will eventually pay for itself without your legs or back paying for it.

The completed chair is fine. I had one for years at my old job. My wife has has one for several years in her home office. The problem is the assembly. The chair I bought for my wife several years ago was no problem to assemble; it took about 15 minutes. The one I just received was another matter. There are two major problems with the assembly required on this chair. The first is that I am expecting "some assembly required" to mean that the manufacturer has a complete chair that had to be disassembled into a few pieces in order to ship and that I am going to be expected to reassemble the chair. That's not the case here. This more of a "we offer six different models of chair so we're going to send you the base model and you're going to build your own chair by adding accessories that vary by model." The very first instruction was to remove a screw that was already in the chair and drill a hole to accommodate the accessories required for my model. The hole don't come pre-drilled? On a chair that costs almost $1,000? Really? I have to drill it myself and, if I make a mistake, I have ruined a $1,000 piece of furniture. The second problem is that while the chair might seem very 2016, the instructions are very 1916. Confusing, poorly worded instructions along with crappy illustrations on a piece of tissue paper. It's about what you'd expect with a cheap child's toy manufactured in a non-English-speaking country. No photos. No labeling of items. Essential pieces are left out of the instructions while extremely basic things are both mentioned and illustrated. Plus, there are two separate sets of instructions. And, to top it all off, some of the pieces didn't quite fit properly. I sent it back. If I wanted a poorly made, do-it-yourself office chair kit, I would have spent $40 on a clearance chair from Ikea (which is what this reminded me of). Spending $1,000 on a Herman Miller, I expected far better.

Posture Fit vs. Lumbar Got this one (with posture fit) for my home office. I have an identical one with lumbar support at my work office. I like to feel the support on my back. I feel the lumbar more than the posture fit. BUT, the lumbar support is felt all across the lower back, while posture fit is designed to keep your spine straight. I came across a report from a study comparing lumbar vs. posture fit using 80+ participants. The study found that posture fit improved their spine in most cases on most measurements. I am generally skeptical of studies like these, but after using posture fit for a couple of weeks I don't get that numb feeling in my back after sitting for a long time. So I like it more than lumbar. The caveat seems to be - you need to push your butt as far as you can against the back of the chair (the proper way of sitting). If you tend to sit on your lower back with your butt on the rim of the chair - no lumbar or posture fit will help you. It is not too hard to correct the posture, but it's definitely a conscious effort. Just an FYI. Construction of the Chair The chair is very sturdy and quiet when turn around, etc. You can definitely tell that it's top quality. Should last a very long time based on the feel of it and the history of Aerons. It has the standard Aeron adjustment features. Its mesh material is simply the best that I've tried. It's not cuddly like leather, but feels good and airs well, so you never have a sweaty back, etc. My Conclusion I honestly don't know how an office chair can get any better for my requirements: comfortable, good for back, sturdy, and quiet. The only thing that could improve it is a massager of the back (ok, I am kidding). Got it for $660 in "used - like new" condition. Perfect for the price.

I have only used it for one day, but it feels pretty supportive, if not cushy. The support may work out to help my back more than a soft cushion. I bought the B size and hope it wasn't a mistake to not go for the bigger one. I am 6' 1" and 175 pounds. The chair was delivered in good condition, but needed some assembly. Putting the back on was no problem, but the PostureFit Lumbar Support was a little more difficult. The printed instructions leave a lot to be desired and even going to Herman Miller's website I couldn't find a video that showed enough detail. I wound up going to YouTube and finding a video from a chair store that gave me enough information to finish the installation. Also, the video on the Herman Miller site that shows how to adjust the chair (without any spoken instructions) leaves a lot to be desired. I also found another video on YouTube that was shorter and had a guy that gave concise spoken instructions that helped. Still need to use it for a week or two to rate the comfort/support. Overall, the quality is OK, but maybe not as good as a Steelcase Leap. I am hoping the support and design of the Aeron will make up for that. The chair really should be priced about $500 instead of $900, but that's life I guess. Update: After using this for quite a while, I have decided it's still not that comfortable. The hard plastic frame on the seat digs into the sides of my legs unless I sit with my legs together pointing forward. I am lowering the stars to 3 and looking for a new chair. Thinking about the Steelcase Gesture this time. Right now I am sitting in a cheap Staples chair with a TempurPedic seat base and my legs are happier. The back support isn't as good as the Aeron, but that hard plastic edge on the Aeron seat is a pain.

This chair is mesh. I was a little worried about comfort having been used to leather for decades, but it's actually very comfortable. There are many adjustments including lumbar support, arm height, etc. It was recommended for tall people (I'm 6' 6") and it suits me well. Thanks!

I usually rely very heavily on customer reviews here on Amazon to help me choose the best product. The vast majority of the time I find this to be an effective and worthy pursuit. However, in the case the the Aeron chair, the average review would certainly lead me to move on to another product. In reality, though, my experience with the Aeron trumps any number of negative reviews. True enough, this chair may not be for everyone. First of all, it is very, very expensive. It may also not have a universal appeal regarding its appearance (certainly my neighbor was stunned at the appearance of the chair when I mentioned the cost). When it comes to comfort, though, I have found no other chair that I would rather spend long days in. I spend 50 or more hours a week in front of a computer at home or at work. My office chair is an Aeron, and I now have one for my home office thanks to my recent Amazon purchase. From the first time that I sat in an Aeron in a hotel, to my college years where my tuition money worked hard to provide Aerons throughout the school's library, to my office, and now to my home, I have always loved the comfort and support that the Aeron provides. I agree with other reviewers who pointed out that you should ensure your Aeron is appropriate to your body size. I fit perfectly in a medium and am certain that is the size that I have always sat it. I can imagine that the smaller or larger chair may not be as comfortable for me. It may not be for everyone, but I absolutely love my Aeron!

I bought this chair with the idea that it would provide significant lower back support and unfortunately, it provides very little. The reason is simple, the posture fit device is a seven inch high pad without any contour and made out of soft foam. As a result, it does not provide any meaningful support by following or supporting the curvature of the lumbar area. To illustrate the issue, simply contrast the design of the posture fit device with that of the lumbar pad that aeron provides on other chairs - the lumbar pad is 4 1/2 inches tall, which is more appropriate for the lumbar region - and it is logically rounded and made out of firmer material. The designs are very different, so there is no reason to believe that both would be effective in providing lower back support. I contacted the company that made the sale (Office Designs) and they responded: "You are correct the PostureFit is not meant to provide lower back support. The purpose of the PostureFit is to aid in creating proper alignment of the spine." I have no idea how something that is supposed to aid in the proper alignment of the spine would not provide lumbar support. As if that is not bizarre enough, they state on their website that "PostureFit is a major ergonomic revolution in seating that provides custom-fitted support where it is needed most: in the lower back, below the beltline, where the spine meets the pelvis." So according to their website, it is supposed to provide lower back support. I thought that I was investing in a great chair that would ensure that I would receive good back support, unfortunately, that is far from the case. I would highly recommend that you avoid the posturefit device, and if you feel the need to buy an aeron chair, ensure that it has a lumbar pad - more generally I would buy a chair from a company that does not try to pretend that the posturefit contraption provides lower back support. For the cost of the chair, we deserve far better.

I loved them so much I got 2, both arrived quickly and were a cinch to put together. The boxes smelled bad but it did not linger on the chairs. Mine came with black wheels and rolls smoothly. I'm very happy with my puchases.