So I just discovered that the chair I have been sitting in at my desk for the past 8 months, a Herman Miller Aeron chair, won “Design of the Decade” by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and Business Week magazine. Apparently it promotes healthier posture and enhanced lower-back comfort through an ergonomic solution named PostureFit, and a Pellicle suspension system that distributes weight and conforms to each person’s shape.

There are a few things that come to mind given this recent discovery:

1. Considering how absurdly expensive these are, I am both shocked, and pleasantly impressed by the fact that my employer supplied our entire office with these.
2. Considering how absurdly expensive these are, the awards it has won, and the fact that it is promoted as an ergonomic chair that promotes ‘healthier posture’, I am wondering why I constantly leave work with a back-ache.
3. Why, after 8 months, has my chair yet to conform to my shape?

To be fair, I will admit that the chair is extremely comfortable, and I probably wouldn’t trade it. Does anybody else use one of these? What’s your experience?

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