The techie's new $1,600 throne

Courtesy CNN Money  Mon, 10/06/2008 - 4:38am

The latest object of technophile lust is a sight to behold, with an exoskeleton climbing up its singular back and enough levers and knobs to land a Cessna.

Herman Miller's much-anticipated office chair, the Embody (list price: $1,595), is finally rolling out this month.

Six years and millions of dollars in the making, the Embody is ready to one-up its iconic predecessor, the Aeron, which in 1994 revolutionized the act of sitting down.


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