Gizmodo: office chairs

Herman Miller Setu Chair Is a Poor Man's Embody

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.The new Herman Miller Setu is certainly not the Herman Miller Embody. But then again, its $650 price tag is not the Embody's $1600. And for a good reason.

The reason for the price difference is that—even while it's comfy and has great design—it is not designed to work for long periods of time. It's much better and comfortable than a normal multi-purpose chair, however, even while it is supposed to be a multi-purpose chair. And what is a multi-purpose chair, are you asking? It's a chair that can go anywhere—from a work desk to a conference room—made for people who don't sit for 12 hours in a row. Like me and my cubic butt. Yes, twelve hours in a row. Some of them even naked. Let that thought sink now—it'll make sense through the day.

The Herman Miller Setu will be officially announced on June 15. [Otto via Fast Company]

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10 of the World's Most Comfortable Office Chairs

Sean Fallon — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:30:00 EST

With the holidays behind us, it is time to buckle down and get some work done in 2009. With these chairs, you might actually enjoy sitting in front of the computer all day.

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Race Car Chairs Give You Office Pole Position

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:15:00 EDT

If you feel like you need an extra boost for your office chair races and/or ego, be prepared to pay up as much as $15,000 for one of these RaceChairs, featuring original seats from Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati cars. Leather, carbon fiber, aluminum, every single element except a cup holder? For shame. Ray Wert demands his Ford Taurus office chair now!

[RaceChairs via Geekologie]

Germans Dangerously Race Office Chairs Down a Hill for Sport

Adam Frucci — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:26:08 EDT

If there's a more illustrious sport to come out of Germany this year than office chair racing, I'd like to see it. The first ever German Championships in Office Chair Racing took place on Saturday in Bad Koenig-Zell, and it consisted of 70 people riding their office chairs down a 560-foot course without breaking their chair or themselves. The real tricks looked to be surviving the initial ramp and the second ramp further down the course that were designed to throw people off. Those crazy Germans! [Reuters]