Smart working starts with smart sitting.  Put don’t put too much cache in the chair, the feet matter too.  So much so to one guy that he created the Webble.  It’s a quirky and funny name which aptly (we ‘re not sure why) represents the product.

It’s a footrest that sits on 4 gliding casters.  The shape is very Herman Miller as is the flexible mesh finish that you lay your feet on.  The idea is that you can perch your feet and all the while shuffle them back in forth, much like a skate board.  If you’ve ever sat at a desk for hours on end then you know that the experience can become a leg numbing one, even with the most comfortable of chairs.  The Webble, at least in theory, should increase blood flow and hopefully negate that “ants in the pants” feeling after long periods of sitting.

The Webble is available in black, red and silver.  It costs $149.95

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It ain’t no Embody, but at less than half the price ($650), whose complaining?  Designed as multipurpose chair – I guess that means it can be used in conference rooms, at a desk or perhaps racing one and other down the halls of some uber trendy startup – the Setu is finished in mesh providing the same airy feel as the Aeron, but isn’t built to support one’s body for extended use.  Herman Miller will officially unveil the Setu at NeoCon in Chicago, which starts June 15th.

[via Gizmodo]

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Sporting 56 flexors in the back and 93 connected plastic discs in the cushion, the Embody chair, Herman Miller’s latest, is no slouch when it comes to comfort.  The chair adjusts with your involuntary movements providing an optimal sitting experience.  Apparently, it’s so effective that it will ‘slows your heart rate’, according to their Director of Product Commercialization and hence his title.

The Embody Chair comes in 13 colors and 3 finishes, will be available sometime next year, and will cost $1,595.

One more pic after the ‘leap’

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