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Is it art or an office chair? The Aeron office chair by Herman Miller is the King of the cubicle. With exceptional ergonomic design and endless customization options this chair can be tailored to fit any derrière. In fact some ten million people enjoy it’s comfort every day. To keep up with that level of demand the Herman Miller factory in Zeeland Michigan outputs a new chair every seventeen seconds.
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Is it art or an office chair? The Aeron office chair by Herman Miller is the King of the cubicle. With exceptional ergonomic design and endless customization options this chair can be tailored to fit any derrière. In fact some ten million people enjoy it’s comfort every day. To keep up with that level of demand the Herman Miller factory in Zeeland Michigan outputs a new chair every seventeen seconds.
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where i have to buy this chair ? i live in australia
It's not that it's comfortable when you sit down that makes it great. It's that it doesn't become uncomfortable after 8 hours.
How true.. I sit on one at work and I never thought much of it until I realized that I am never uncomfortable despite being on it for long hours on end. Looked it up only to find out that it's an iconic chair.
To be fair - if you get/purchase the right size (in my case a C) it’s comfortable right out the gate and for long hours. I used a B for years in office - and found it to be good for long hours - but not amazing. Getting the larger size with the leather arm pads is/was a game changer
@@chasenthehype If you're fat that doesn't everyone is, you know that right?
Exactly. Its not like you're going to be sitting in a lazy boy but man you can sit there for hours without feeling any discomfort
@@chasenthehype Where did you buy it?
Can’t believe that lady sat in my chair, I was told it was new!
LOL~~~!!! Good point of view~~hahaha
looks like casual friday shorts she's wearing... I demand sterile hazmat suits be worn
This video is so American. Heavy metal playing in the background while people assemble a chair. I love it.
5:06, the sommelier of chair testing, she sits in a different aeron every 17 seconds
I've literally sat in an Aeron for 9+ hours straight when we used to have PC game LAN parties at a friend's office on Saturdays back in the day. We would set up in a conference room and I'd grab one of the chairs from a desk. There was no cutting off of circulation and I hardly ever shifted in it. It was like I didn't even notice I was sitting in a chair. It was like sitting on a cloud. Too bad they cost so much.
They cost the same as your PC
@@picanha694 yes, and having a poor relationship to both gives you stress and then cancer
@@aloevera7422 so if you already have both theres nothing to lose?
before the pandemic you used to be able to get used ones for around $200, these days they are well over $800 used
@@aeonjoey3d It can still be done, I just got my size C Aeron for $300 used. You have to be diligent with checking listings for them to snag a good deal.
I've had my Herman Miller Aeron for nearly 20 years. Still going strong. The most comfiest (home) office chair in the world. It didn't cost me as way much as they cost now, though. Their prices are awful. There again, you'd be getting the best of the best as seen in this video
Did you use all the features regularly. I seem to always adjust mine and always feel I'm doing excessive wear and tear but I'm guessing it's meant to be used daily in a office in different situations.
first sat in one in about 1993, finally got one in 2000....Loved it and it lasted for 15 years till the seat side broke....I would plop down into it a bit too hard. So after 1 year without one, Im getting a new one.
they don't trap in farts so it's got my vote
That's the reason I bought it
........ dear god. I never even thought of that. I'll just add that to another one of my reasons to consider it.
best comment ive seen in a while lol
We moved into a new building in Oct 2018. The new Aeron was 1 of two chairs all employees voted on. I liked the Lumbar support and voted for the Aeron.
It won. Now after about 17 months, if you look at any chair in the building, other than adjustments up and down, etc., they still look brand new. Many are in our chairs 8+, 10+ and sometimes 12+ hours a day.
I was so impressed, I ordered one for my home office about 10 days ago. It arrives soon and I'm so excited. I spend around 4-6 hours in my old, crappy office chair on a daily basis and I know this will be a huge upgrade. It was expensive, but it will probably be the last office chair I ever buy. And that alone justifies it..
Picked up a used one from an office liquidation auction for $175. All I did was give it a good steam clean and it works perfectly. It's not "comfortable" in the traditional sense (like sitting on a soft comfy couch) but there are no pressure points even after hours of sitting. Fits my tall, lanky frame with no issues.
2022 was the year I finally got at Akron, I figured after working from home for two years life was to short to sit in a rubbish chair and so far after a few days I’m not disappointed. I love that its a design icon, but more importantly I’m loving the comfort. Thanks for the insight into the production process, I confess, I’ve been aware of these chairs for 25 years and I had no idea they were made in the USA!
I can vouch for the extreme comfort that these chairs provide!!
+Gerald Thomas We could sit in them ALL DAY.
@@BrandmadeTv Steelcase Gesture is a superior chair. Aeron is an Iconic chair and is still good but it's over 20 years old and there has been innovation from competitors that outclas it now. Also HM is the apple of chairs = Overpriced. $1500 for Embody, Jesus.
@@paulj9821 It's USA built. 12 year warranty. China won't give you that. I want one.
@@sammartinez4244 Bro all the competitors are also made in USA. When you spend over 800+ on an ergonomic chair they are not made in China. Also you get a 10-14 year warranty depending on the company.
@@paulj9821 Thanks for replying. In your opinion is the Aeron chair the best for back support? I like what I have seen. I haven't sat in one yet, soon. What are your picks?
I just recently got an Aeron size C, it was manufactured in May 2001. It still looks and feels as if it were new 20 years later. I love it. The praise it receives is well deserved.
Hello, how tall are you? because I am 185cm tall and have 85 Kg I am between size B and C and I don't know which one will fit for me
@@martincerny8106 Hello, I am 180 cm tall and 80 kg. I recommend Size C for your height and weight. You will find Size B to be too narrow and small.
I got mine delivered yesterday, I freaking love it
Aside from some large corporate, lots of design studio use this chair. Funny thing is most are acquired from another bankrupted studios at a much cheaper price XD. Anyway it's really an excellent office chair
I actually bought mine at a bankrupcy auction! It was labeled "office chair - $200 USD"
I don't need the info I need the chair! Love it.
I love mine, wish we had them at the office.
@rwdplz1, Did you pay full price? Do you recommend paying full price? I haven't found any used ones.
The Herman Miller Aeron is the best mesh chair in the world and a welcome addition to a contemporary home office.
We have these in our offices. While comfortable, these aren't meant to be sit upon cross legged or with one leg tucked under the other as the plastic rim cuts you shin. They are perfect for sitting but as a programmer, I like sitting on chairs with a flat base as it supports many positions to sit on. The office also has the Steelcase Leap V2 chairs and they are my personal favorite. Both are great chairs but would recommend the Leap or even the Herman Miller Embody if you can afford it over this.
Take a look at Steelcases new top of the line chair, the gesture.
5:33 Good one! :)
i got an Aeron for my home office but my job has old Herman Miller Celle's which are pretty comfy too even with the plastic cell back rest
Thanks
Sat on a simple wood stool for several years in my office. Next job had these Aeron chairs - basically I started getting back pain within a few weeks. Simple wood stool remains the best option for me and my back - it seems to train your back muscles instead of "supporting" them, which makes your back weaker over time.
Probably. I know its true of footwear, the more support and cushioning a shoe has the weaker and more prone to injury your feet become over time.
00:59 The parts of the chair are kept in a special place called the "store." Oh yeah!!!!
"Eliminating all the waste" I'm sure those who worked on that 2nd shift appreciate that comment....
:D
JesseArt exactly my thoughts
I like how you made a point on how the arms adjust for maximum comfort and yet.... The arms on the aeron are the least adjustable comparitively to any other chair at its price point or even half there price point
"all the individual parts are kept in a special area called the store" wow so they store things in the store, so special, who would have thought.
I'm amazed they haven't automated the flow to the assembly line tho.
One day I will own one of these bad boys.
Got mine for $19.99 at Goodwill!
NICEEEEEEEEE!
I got mine for free because I live in GR and because I let them test new materials on my dogs
@@JoshuaOfGrandRapids test new materials on your dogs? lolol what?
literally the best chair money can buy. the way it tilts is so smooth and natural. absolutely nothing comes close to it. everything else is just a cave man seat. especially those racer boy bucket seat chairs. those are so bad for your back. i have one for work. save up one for home. support made in usa.
Well with the trade war, but it's a good chair from what I've seen so I'd still by from USA.
Yeah maybe 20 years ago it was the best. Apparently you have no idea that there is this thing called competitors who have designed and engineered superior chairs to the Aeron all the way back in the early 2000's
@Arte Floe Avoid ever gambling as it's clearly not your forte.
i miss my old chair
What type of plastic is it made of?, trying to repair the seat pan.
Incredible chair. We sell them half off
How much is tthe exact price? And where can be ordered
. Thank you
So when they went from 2 shifts down to 1 did they also reduce the price for their chairs as well?
Best purchase I've made!
do u think i can mix and match the parts? like i want the seat size A and the back is size B or C?
Not without making it a special order and even then i don't know if that could be done because the core of the chair is different sizes too.
I wonder if there's a video talking about the ways you should try to fit it to yourself. Seems a shame if there are so many options that a client just sets it and forgets it (a certain amount of education might help the end user for you best health and productivity).
wonder how much workers make/hourly... they work like crazy!
HASH so do people want manufacturing moved back to the US or not
@@koruki No idea bro.. left USA 5 yrs ago.
The best selling office chair in the world? I didn't know that everyone in this world was so rich. OMG, I have work harder.
Pro tip buy one for less than half the price used. These things are monsters and are usually always in great condition, that is unless it has a disgusting owner. These chairs are built to last past 10 years.
that is because they began selling them in 1994. They have had 26 years of sales. The aeron is nothing special anymore when you take a look at what the Competition has for sale.
@@paulj9821 what are some better chairs? I am looking to buy a new chair and this was recommended to me by like everyone
@@irkypots Herman Miller is in the same situation as Wacom (graphic tablets), their competitors claim to be up to the same specs for half the price but it's simply not true and they get away with those claims because people will just buy the cheaper product and swear in its name without even trying the "premium" one, and if they ever try the premium one they'll still pretend it's the same to justify their purchase.
The Aeron is not the most comfortable chair in the world, its real purpose is so you sit right and your back doesn't get tired after long work sessions, if you care about that then go for it, as no other chairs from "the competition" come close to it in that regard.
I love the chair, but that assembly line looks really exhausting for the workers. It's fast, always going etc. how do they do it preciselly at all?
They are probably paid like A LOT so they have the motivation, have breaks after some time etc.
@@nikolafreak Hmmm. Some are probably, but the people that walk 20 km in a day... I doubt a good pay can cure calluses every two weeks :D
The way this video is edited is very... 'Murican
Where I'm from, the aeron costs 1800-2000$. Seems a bit excessive for a run of the mill assembly line.
1:37 I hope the workers wages increased to reflect this. I wonder what happened to that second shift. I was looking at maybe getting an Aeron because of the amount of time I've been spending on the computer since Covid 19 hit. I don't know if I will now.
I'm guessing they still have the second shift, possibly even more. Many production lines run 24/7. They are just saying the time it took to make a chair was cut in half. I would hope the wages are pretty good considering the high price of their products, but I have no idea really.
Exactly what I thought. Money before people.
More than likely they were moved to other lines or shifts.
It's like a Dyson vacuum your paying for the tech .. but the chair does feel great its like the sports car for the office
No you pay for the past Dyson name or Dyson Tax. Dyson is a garbage company now. Just take a look at the motors they use. Originally they used to be Dyson made motors then they subcontrated them out to china. The new ones are less durable and cheaper, yet Dyson charges more money now.
something they didn't touch and that most people never know about is that there are 3 distinct sizes of the Aeron, A, B, and C (Small, Medium, Large) you can tell which one you have by feeling under the top of the back where the handle-like protrusion flares out from the back, 1 dot=A, 2=B, 3=C. Someone 6' 200lbs sitting in an A size Aeron will hate their life with a passion and probably write off the chairs as garbage without ever realizing they were sitting in a chair designed for a 4' 80lb person. It's probably the most important aspect of the Aeron. Herman Miller has a chart with how to pick which size based on Height and Weight. What's a shame is that most companies just see them as one-size-fits-all when they are anyting but.
how moch?
pasan mas la cara de las personas que las sillas
Ment the brand Made TV
Now I wonder even more how they can charge $500 for that
it actually starts at like $1300
W.O.W.
wanted to buy but these chairs are more than 1600$ in my country
This can't be the absolute best, most comfortable office chair in the world. What it's closest competitor?
Still no model with head rest? >_
Sure you shouldn't have to buy an after market add-on, but you can www.amazon.ca/Atlas-Headrest-Designed-Herman-Miller/dp/B00L2IJNMK/
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Cool, now I can make my own without having to spend my life savings on one.
Good luck with that, let us know how that went
Your life savings is 1K
Get an used one. They last forever! You can find replacement parts rather easily too.
But it's still less expensive than the "low cost" lcw plywood chair
~17 sec cycle time and they still cost >500 dollars
R&D costs a lot, design, plus they can set any price they want since they make some of the best chairs in the world.
It is designed in 1994. What research? It is the same chair for more than 20 years.
I guess employees, warehousing, is all free? Also, look where they are being made.
Yeah, I was thinking the same. If they're supply is that good, shouldn't the cost go down?
Employees and quality materials aren't cheap.
When the company Enron, went belly-up and its employees were let go, I worked in an adjacent building watching a thousand employees roll out their Aeron chairs (among everything else they stole that wasn't nailed down) to waiting taxis and cars. I had worked at Enron as a contractor and left 6 months earlier, thinking: "This culture is not sustainable" I know a lot of people who sold hundreds of these chairs online afterwards.
Best office/gaming chair for sure, and got mine for $30
Yeah, right... 🤣
RollYourRock About December last year I got mine from a neighbors moving out. The couple sold me the chair for $50.
@@kanyegrande4312 Sure, of course! 🤣😂🤣😂
@@RollYourRock Dude what is wrong with you 🤣
me watching sitting on my Herman Miller Aeron 😌
I like to sit cross legged and this chair didn't really allow that so I went with the Embody instead
Do I buy an Aeron or. Mirra 2?
Pat Mahon yeah I went and test sat an Aeron and I was not blown away by any means. Probably gonna get a Steelcase Leap V2..
@Pat Mahon overpriced or not worth it for you? make the difference
@@chesterpuffington8368 you can't just sit in an apron and expect it to blow you away. its a task chair, its designed to keep you comfortable and unstrained for 8 plus hours of sitting. its not built to amaze you. simply by not understanding this you show that you don't really know what you are shopping for.
I wonder how much does that particular model costs? I'd like to get one.:-)
Check them out online, Graham! :)
www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/performance-work-chairs/aeron-chairs.html
Thanks for taking the time, I appreciate it. I in fact bought a Samsonite chair but when finances allow I'll step up and get one of these.:-)
BRANDMADE
@@mellingmichael777 Don't do that before looking at the alternatives. The Aeron is 26 years old and it's design is outdated when you take into con siderion what the competition has such as the Steelcase Gesture.
@@paulj9821 The Aeron design got refreshed in 2018, the Steelcase Gesture while good is not even close to the Aeron. lol
All that’s missing from this vid. is “Speedo, Speedo.”
I'm on my third one..... They're worth every penny! (My bank account doesn't think so!)
I think I prefer my Logitech Embody over the Aeron but I’ve never sat in an Aeron but I don’t see how the Aeron would be better than the Embody which is HM’s flagship chair.
So they hire less workers and work the workers they have harder. They sound like amazing bosses. It must be awful to work there.
17 second cycle time for every station is *very* low. Even as a former line assembly worker, that does not look like a healthy workplace.
Oscar Alvarez my thoughts exactly
if they dont like it and work outweighs the pay they can leave.everything else is irrelevant.
Hey man, they gotta keep the costs down. How else can they offer those rock bottom prices of $1,200 a chair.
Herman miller pays very well. just because they are removing workers from this line doesn't mean they aren't putting them somewhere else. Herman miller makes hundreds of different products. workers work hard but they are rewarded for that work, just because you're lazy and probably haven't worked very hard in your own life doesn't make this a bad company
So all the parts are build in China and final assembly is made in the US?
No, the parts are made in the USA, most if not all right in Michigan too.
Can the employees that work for the company and build the chairs actually afford to buy one?
im fine with a $200 chair and im not dying or anything, life is good
It just shows assembly line
Desk jockey? That almost sounds like an insult
At around $1000 it sounds expensive. On the other hand, if it lasts ten years - and it should - you've paid $100 a year for the privilege of sitting on something that won't wreck your back or damage your lower-body circulation and joints. Living without back pain: priceless. I'd buy one if I could afford one.
I'm 9 years on mine in the office, which works out to somewhere over 20,000 hours. Had to replace the cylinder twice now (I'm 220lbs), but the cheaper chairs I have tried don't even last as long as that single part. The comfort is amazing.
It comes with a 10-year warranty
And this is why the Vertagear Triigger 350 is so worth it. Same ergonomics and functionality for 3/5 of the price of the Aeron.
The whole old people sitting for hours, I like the lack of foam for you seat, no heat buildup.
The seat is so hard my ass hurt for some reason... maybe I bought a fake one on craigslist? lol
iMachi The mesh might be too old maybe. Your bottom might be hitting the base underneath.
The patents to the mesh ensure little to no fakery...
Its a really hard chair to fake lol, weights a tonne.
@@Francisco_Otero maybe he got a replacement OEM mesh . That one is really not that comfortable as the original
You are paying for the warranty. Most ergo chairs are not that comfortable. I used to use one of these when I worked at a fancy law firm and I was not impressed enough to spend over a grand with my own hard earned cash. I ended up buying a Eurotech Ergo Elite for around 700 bucks instead.
refurbished/used aerons go for a fraction of the price. 300-500 bucks. shows that you really are paying for the warranty, but i think HMs target group are offices, not the usual joe. if you have an office with 30 or 40 aerons the warranty will come in handy sometimes.
spending a grand on a chair is justifiable tho, it lasts for more than a decade and its one of the best chairs for long sessions. dont know why people buy the new iphone every year for a grand but arent willing to spend $100/yr for that kind of chair. spend your cash were you spend your time.
Lean manufacturing is about shareholder profit.
The best chair to fart on.
I wish I did not see this. Does not look like they care about ergonomics of their own workers. And if they use Lean with this crazy amount of optimization... The manufacturing price of the chairs is probably 1/5 of what they sell them for.
They do ergonomic studies and adjustments for all the jobs in manufacturing. The workers also rotate hourly so they are not doing the same job 8 hours straight.
5:05 that woman sit on my chair
I feel bad for the workers. Looks like they are working non stop with the "lean" manufacturing.
They have employees that can step in and take someone's place if they need to do something.
It doesn't look like something that would merit a $1000 price. Though I've never sat in one before. Regardless, it should be a lot cheaper I think.
IMB2U If you base price based on look, then I don't know what to tell you.
you're for sure underage
This is how the chair assemblef not made
Man if Im paying over $800 for a chair, it better have a built in massager & heating as well.
5:33 "It's like your best friend on Monday Morning, when you get to the office."
I guess you could say... this chair's GOT YOUR BACK!
They don't even use them in their own office!
All the chairs used by the employees are Herman Miller chairs. They make quite a few different models. A good portion of the office space at HMI is set up to showcase all the different products that they make. The chair plant, the whole plant is a customer experience site.
It's unfortunate that after all the hype and the money they ask for it, it has such a half baked lumbar support, and the entire design (functionality, not style) leaves a lot to be desired. Especially when we talk about a chair that is over $900-1500. Wow, it reclines, amazing. How about an adjustable MID BACK support that makes sense and works on adults as well. (designers, architects who needs to sit up straight, working at a desk) Maybe HM should spend more on REAL EXPERTS such as docs/chiros vs "designers" and marketing. Make a decent chair with ADJUSTABLE lumbar and BACK SUPPORT that follows the spine's natural curves, price it right, and it would sell like hotcakes.
I agree partially, the chair is great, but the posturefit support sucks, thats why i got the "classic" lumbar support on mine you can set it up any way you like. i can highly recommend this chair
Super meh... I had one at my previous company and I really didn't like it the chair is cold to sit in and the arm adjustment is clumsy... The Steelcase Gesture chair is a much better design!
I couldn't find any reason why it should be so expensive in the video. Is this high price a design cost? Or is it patent compensation? Or is it a price you just set out to make a lot of money? You've already made a lot of profits over the years, so lower your price right now.
Not a chance, their fat profit margins are a drop in the bucket for their corporate clients. If a chair can help companies squeeze extra productivity out of their employees by enabling them to work longer hours with fewer breaks, they will gladly pay 1k+. And since most consumers generally want the cheapest chair possible, even if they did drastically reduce prices it probably would do little to boost sales.
@@nerdstrangler4804 Not true at all. HM will not lower prices because they are afraid to lose that high makeup image there company worked so hard to deceive people with. Go look at any of there ergo chairs and compare to the top tier competitors and you will see that they are overpriced and yet the competition has designed superior chairs.
What i don't like about these type of chair are the wheels i'm a big guy and there is always a wheel that will go off.
If you are a big guy, you would probably need the C size and they have a caster that you can request beefier than the standard. (at least they used to, haven't been there for a minute)
Why complain about the price? It's high quality made in the US -100%. If you feel patriotic you should also support domestic products
beautiful chairs, freaking boring jobs
It's a job! Dafuq?
This chair would be reasonable at 300$. 1000$ is nothing but a fucking steal out of the poor competitivity on the chair market.
im just going to answer the title right off: get Alexander out of the room first
Doesn't justify the $2000 price point!
$1,000 for a CHAIR. WTF???
You spend a third of your waking hours or more in it, it's totally worth it. Same reason you splurge a little on a mattress.
Worth every penny I've had mine since 2004 and still going strong and i work from home a lot so its in use 8 hours a day 5 or 6 days a week and it still looks like new. The only maintenance I've had to do is tighten one arm in that 15 years.
You can't do that with a cheap £100 chair from office world.
@@MrYazbo Ok back in 2004 it was worth that money. Not today buddy. Say this with me, Competition
@@paulj9821 If you can name me some cheaper chairs which can survive 16 years of 8 hours a day and upwards use then I'm all ears. The cheaper ones i've had before the Aeron usually lasted a year or two at best.
Plus I paid £300 for mine from Ebay in a water damaged box and it was like new. I'd always suggest people buy them second hand and save on the retail price.
we have these ate work they are extremely uncomfortable
+willysmitty yes sadly, after more then maybe 2 hours, that are uncomfortable. they are very stiff. and the arms sit far to low to be used when typing. the arms also are spaced too far and turn out. so the chair doesn't brace you. I'm 5'9 180 pounds so fairly normal.
The Aeron chair is very comfortable, excellent products with design and functionality've tried several, very good video well explained thanks
The new Aeron (Remastered) not only has fully adjustable arms (depth, height, side angle), but they also have improved seat comfort and better back support. It's an amazing chair, I couldn't recommend it enough.
it could be that you have the wrong chair for you. check in the top of the chair you should feel 1,2 or 3 bumps. where 3 depicts the largest chair and 1 the smallest.
@@xblur17 Utter nonsense. It's still the same fundamental design from 1994. Calling it remastered is a joke just because they made slight modification to the arm rest. Go look at the Steelcase Gesture if you want to see real innovation, especially for the arm rests.
The most overpriced, overrated office chair i've ever had; even the two primary designers admitted it's horseshit.
What's your source for that? I'd actually love to see/read it
Its ugly tho
your back doesnt care about how the chair looks mate