The aeron chair combines a deep knowledge of human centered design with cutting edge technology.
Aeron chair center on the floor.
Aeron gets you moving with a design that keeps you in contact with the back of the chair and in control of your continuous movement throughout the entire range of recline.
How to tune and use your classic aeron chair for maximum comfort and support.
While taking your weight off chair lift lever up.
4 05 adjusting classic aeron.
Aeron chair to raise.
The chair s tilt allows it to move with the body naturally so you can shift from an upright position to a full recline smoothly and simply.
The standard casters on aeron chairs are designed for office carpets and solid floors and don t lift the chair high enough to allow the center post to clear a normal home carpet.
I am using it on hard floor wood they are smooth no scratches no dragging on the floor.
The aeron chair sucks an expensive and maddeningly ubiquitous example of form kicking the shit out of function herman miller s aeron chair isn t just the symbol of wasted vc money and dot com failure it s also a beautiful example of a triumph of form over function.
At the proper height your feet should rest flat on the floor.
A the base of the chair is cracked and made the hole bigger than it should be b you weigh 800 pounds and put way more force on it than need be.
The office chair cylinder containing the gas spring has a tapered end which fits into the slightly conical socket in the polypropylene base and wedges in tight.
This may only apply if you disassemble the chair to get the cylinder out but regardless there is a procedure in the aeron chair service manual to fix this.
You can buy a larger set of aeron casters from various sources but they usually sell for at least 50 or more.
Oh sure its unusual minimalist look has made the chair an award winnng icon of modern design hell it s even on permanent.
Regardless whaling on it with a mallet is actually the correct solution which may or may not work.
Paddle shaped lever on right side to increase tension.
Mine is a chair with arms and a high lumbar support system making it heavy bulky and high at the back.
With over 7 million sold our most admired and recognized work chair still sets the benchmark for ergonomic comfort more than 20 years after its debut.
To me that s pretty expensive for a simple set of.
To fix the chair i needed to do work on it to remove the cylinder from the base.
Nice casters works well mounted in my herman miller aeron classic chair replacing the original ones.
While seated lift lever up.
