Anyway, back then, I also went in search for the perfect chair. Steelcase, Humanscale, Herman Miller, etc. I actually walked into a local RTB store and sat in a few Lifeforms. Obviously amazing, but I was blown away by the 2K+ price and didn’t necessarily like the high-back executive look. I work in an open tech environment so of course I’m use to seeing the cool looking plastic/mesh ergo task chairs. So I end up ordering a Herman Miller Embody for $1300 – definitely at the time more than I wanted to spend, but hey, this is my aging body and livelihood we’re talking about. Well, crap. Don’t get me wrong, this is no knock on the Embody. It’s a very solid chair with amazing support for the mid/lower back area and very adjustable and of course… aesthetically gorgeous (at least at the time for me). But recently I’ve found myself cheating on her, occasionally popping in RTB to sit in a Lifeform. I just can’t get over how much more comfortable it feels. Besides the obvious cushy memory foam, it feels so supportive all the way up my back, even into my neck/cervical area. What was I thinking buying a chair without a place to relax my tired neck? (big gigantic head doesn’t help) Again, so naive, so dumb. And although the armrests on the Embody are adjustable, they don’t position as comfortably as the Lifeforms – not to mention how much more cushy they are. I guess I’ve matured over the last year, cuz now I’m attracted to something completely different – and regretting I didn’t drop an extra 1K for the chair I should have purchased in the first place. The Embody is still very nice and will have a welcome spot in my home office but I can no longer ignore what my body is screaming for.

And so I thank you for your post – and your previous one on your older chair. – and everyone’s comments. Even though I was still going to pull the trigger, I feel so much better about walking into RTB tomorrow and correcting my mistake. They’re having a 10% off sale this weekend (I’m sure this happens often) so I might even go crazy and get the genuine leather and not just the simulated. I was told 2-3 weeks shipping time so I’ll be sure to check in once I get it broken in. So again, thanks for the write-up and congrats on the new chair!

Was the old chair not working anymore or did you just want a new one.

Still have the old one available? Are you interested in selling it?