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.

I took me about a year of courage building to buy such an expensive chair. I finally broke down and went to a local Herman Miller gallery and spent some time sitting down. I recommend interested buyers do that prior to purchasing. I honestly was not going to buy this chair but I was convinced after spending some time in it. The chair is high quality and has plenty of adjustments - although not as many as other HM chairs - I think it could have been cheaper though. What I like is that there aren't many stress points on my behind or back. The arms can be adjusted to a optimal height when using your keyboard, etc. There are more positive aspects then negative here. Only bad thing I can say about the chair is that it can be a little rough on the back for prolong periods of sitting. Same for hamstring pressure. I usually relive that by slightly moving/adjusting myself.

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.

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.

Very adjustable and comfortable desk chair. The chair gives and does not have a hard seat or points of hardness. The seat pan extends to give comfort to thighs at edge of chair. The arm rest go low enough that they will go under desk when I swivel the chair. My previous chair would have arm rest that hit the desk when swiveling meaning i had to move the chair away from desk to turn around or get out of chair. This chair lets me swivel. I am on hardwood floors so I bought the hard wood wheels and they allow easy rolling without scuffing the floors. I have been so comfortable that I have laid my head back and taken a snooze.

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.

I’ve been on the grind for years and knowing this chair is helping me work better and more comfortably makes it worth every penny. The chair is beautiful and the feeling is perfect. I’m still adjusting it to my specific body dimensions but the value is totally here. 12 year warranty is a great signal too.

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.