In February, before many of us realized that we would be spending most of our lives awake sitting at our home computer due to Covid’s crashes, furniture designer Herman Miller Announced a collaboration with Logitech G to “design and manufacture high-performance furniture solutions for next-generation gamers”.
Today, the product of their joint efforts has emerged in the form of the Embody Gaming chair, a hybrid of the existing line of ergonomic Herman Miller Embody office seats and the additional game-specific touches introduced by Logitech’s dedicated gaming brand, Logitech G.
With the unveiling Announcing its price comes in for the new chair, a whopping $ 1,495 (£ 1,195, around AU $ 2,300), which might not come as a surprise if you’re familiar with other Herman Miller products.
The designer furniture brand is perhaps best known for its ergonomic Aeron office chair, featured in our roundup of the best office chairs available.
Herman Miller has brought his renowned clean aesthetics and attention to comfort and support for this collaboration, resulting in a design that is considerably less ‘noisy’ than most other gaming chairs on the market.
It also features much more ergonomic support, with an adjustable ‘spine’ and flexible ‘ribs’ that aim to fit and support each user’s individual spine and ribs. The specific gaming features introduced by Logitech G include cooling foam used in the seat and the bottom of the chair, as well as a seat that supports a more “active and upright” sitting position for more intense gaming moments.
The Embody Gaming chair is not the only fruit of the couple’s work, with Herman Miller and Logitech G also announcing the Motia, Ratio and Nevi adjustable gaming desks with matte black, anti-stain and anti-glare finishes, along with the Ollin Arm monitor to complete set.
The Motia is available to preorder in the US at a cost of $ 1,295 (around £ 1,000 / AU $ 1,800), while in the UK the Nevi can be preordered for £ 995. The Ollin can also be pre-ordered in the US and UK, priced at $ 295 / £ 175 respectively (approximately AU $ 400). Official pricing and availability of desks and weapons in regions outside of the US and UK have yet to be confirmed.
