If you’ve been following our continued search for the best office chairs, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Herman Miller’s and Steelcase’s names before. They’re two of the longest-standing brands in the office furniture industry, and they both produce some of the highest-quality chairs money can buy. While they may not be the best choice for your first office chair, as several of their configurations are in the thousands of dollars, they unquestionably stand out as our two top picks for the ultimate splurge.
Herman Miller and Steelcase have both been around for quite some time. The former was founded in 1905, and the latter started up in 1912. In other words, they have some precedent to justify their prices. And a century of design and development has certainly paid off: these brands have produced some of our favorite chairs of all time in the Herman Miller Aeron and the Steelcase Karman. They’re some of the most comfortable chairs we’ve tested, they have stellar build quality, they’re vastly adjustable, and they just freakin’ look good.
