Innovation | Products14. February 2012 06:00
by Herman Miller Asia Pacific
We enjoyed this article Don't Put Your Neck on The Line (by Oliver Marks, ZDnet, January 18, 2012) that highlights the fact that many people are reluctant to spend on ergonomic office furniture what they will willingly spend on a new Apple computer. He talks of the huge medical cost of postural injuries from sitting incorrectly at the computer and how he has been converted to the benefits of a good ergonomic work chair by purchasing the Herman Miller Embody chair. He goes on to say;
"The Embody chair (principally designed by Jeff Weber and the late Bill Stumpf) I’m sitting in as I write this is a bit of a revelation: it’s one thing to spend a bit of time in a decent chair at a clients, quite another to calibrate your own chair to your body and then get used to spending most of your working day in it. Like good user interface design the chair no longer gets in the way - it’s comfortably supportive but otherwise invisible."
As Mark's points out, this is because of the huge amount of thought and investment Herman Miller makes in working out exactly what creates the most comfortable working environment. The article argues that Herman Miller is "the Apple of office furniture", but points out a good office chair will outlive your new computer tenfold. It's an interesting comparison and one we're very pleased is being made as we at Herman Miller know that ergonomic furniture really is an investment in your health and wellbeing. Check out the Embody product story at our website if you'd like to learn more about a work chair that is good for you.