In a recent post I speculated whether a recent antitrust settlement by Herman Miller would mean cheaper Aerons. Unfortunately, it seems that Aerons are going to cost more as Miller is planning a product wide price increase in August. The likely indicative increase will be around 3% and is due to the cost of increased [...]

How you sit in your office chair is very important for your body’s posture, long term health and comfort. Humans weren’t really designed to be seated for hours on end, but unfortunately we are frequently faced with having to do so. So, let’s begin with how not to sit. You should avoid slouching or slumping [...]

Should you need to replace a faulty gas lift post or change the existing one for a special height lift, you could discover it’s a bit tricky. Usually, these components are designed to be an interference fit and are generally slightly tapered to give a tighter fit. That means that they literally wedge together and [...]

Occasionally you might find a situation where your office chair just won’t stay up, each time you sit down it just falls down. So what’s going on here? There are normally two reasons for this, first the pneumatic gas lift is worn out and is no longer able to support any weight. There’s only one [...]

This is the final post in the series on choosing meeting chairs and it’s time to look at the different types of meeting chair and where best to use them. The available choice of meeting chairs is huge, so let’s begin by breaking them down into 4 main categories. Wood framed chairs Metal framed chairs [...]

Are cheaper Aerons on the way? Probably not. Earlier in the week Herman Miller, manufacturers of the legendary Aeron chair settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by New York State and Michigan and Illinois. Miller agreed to pay $750,000 to be split between them. The suit came about due to Miller’s policy of insisting that their [...]