The Mesh Seating Revolution Will Not Be Televised

You know, sometimes it seems that every other show on NPR is sponsored by Herman Miller, "makers of the Herman Miller Aeron chair." My intellectual liberal peeps know what I'm talking about, am I right? I always think they're saying Henry Miller Aeron chair, which God only knows what that would look like.

Since the guy doing the doing the sponsor voice-overs for NPR has always made the chair sound so hoity-toity, I've always just assumed it was out of my financial reach. Now that Slate has done a review of expensive office chairs, I can see that I was right. Here's what $899 buys you:

The people at Slate seem to think that this style (apparently very popular with executives bent on using office furniture to intimidate underlings) is on its way out. I think I would agree with them - I'm all for modernist-looking furniture, but this one's got a strange barbershop kind of look to it. How long can that stay in fashion? Plus, just look at all those buttons and levers. My chair at work has two adjustment levers and I'm lucky if I can change one without getting thrown across the room.

Slate gives there highest marks to the Humanscale Liberty, which the company calls "a revolution in mesh seating."

Yeah, I'd have to agree. Simple but stylish. Basic but comfy. Sure it cost a little more than the Aeron (it's $955), but I'm worth it. And Christmas is only 17 days away (hint,hint).

Or, you know, you could just get me that ergonomic mouse pad I've been wanting. I'm sure that would do just as good a job intimidating the underlings as a thousand dollar chair.

Comments

[albert]

so you've never sat in the aeron? oh man. it's nice. it comes with an actual users manual. not one of those skimpy booklets, a thick book. so many levers, so customizable. everything imaginable can be adjusted to fit your desired level of largesse. they're quite comfortable.

[Mark]

Did you just say I have a large ass?

[Dee]

LOOK... I'm all done with you. YOU are FINISHED!