Has The Aeron Work Stool Made The Ergon 3 Obsolete?

Having recently added a review of Herman Miller’s Aeron Work Stool it struck me that in many respects it makes the Ergon 3 Drafting Chair obsolete.

Introduced in the early 1970s the Ergon 3 has held pride of place as the best ergonomic chair available for working at higher work surfaces.

It’s very well engineered, solidly built in the style of a traditional upholstered office seat and although called a drafting chair, it has been bought by anyone that needs to work at a higher level.

In terms of price the Aeron only costs 10% more in its basic format, although the highly adjustable version is about 30% more.

It will be interesting to see whether Miller keep the Ergon long term, I suppose that overall sales will determine the outcome.