Anyone working in the tech industry or simply involved with technology is likely to spend more hours in front of a computer than is healthy for them. This is where the importance of a quality chair comes into play. Living in dorms for my first 2 years in college, I have finally come to appreciate using a regular chair now that I have my own place. I remember those late nights working on school projects where I would quite literally be hunched over my desk in an uncomfortable wooden chair for more than 10 hours at a time. I recently began looking into professional quality chairs for the business environment and couldn't ignore the offerings from Herman Miller. (FYI, Herman Miller has a close competitor, Steelcase.) I've had several encounters with high-end Herman Miller chairs, but I really began to take notice when my hotel room in Sunnyvale, CA last summer had a Herman Miller Aeron. The Aeron is by far Herman Miller's best known chair as it has been out for over a decade.
As such, I decided to take a look at the more recent Celle chair, released in 2005. The Celle chair gets its name from the cellular suspension, made up of cells and loops, that makes up the bulk of the chair and provides ergonomic, responsive support regardless of your body type. Unlike padded chairs, the Celle's unique cellular suspension allows individual cells to flex as necessary, conforming to your shape, weight and movement. While the entire chair back is made of this cellular suspension, different parts of it allow for varying amounts of flex. While it may look like hard plastic, it is actually quite flexible. The Celle chair can be configured with different types of upholstery or left with the cellular suspension backing, which lets air flow through easier. The Celle excels when it comes to adjustability. If you don't like something about the chair's setup, you can change it. You can adjust seat height, seat depth, lumbar height, lumbar depth, forward tilt, tilt tension, tilt limiting, arm angle, arm height and arm width.
I have never owned a chair that let me alter seat depth and I thoroughly enjoy the Celle for that feature alone. After using the Celle for about a week, I have become aware of its sturdy construction especially coming from using dorm chairs for years. While most of the chair is some form of plastic, there is a strong underlying metal framework. My first impression of the chair was that it was hard (the actual seat). It's now a week later and I have realized a few things. First off, this is a high-end, professional business chair. It's not exactly marketed towards college kids lounging to watch movies on their computer. As such, the firmer feel goes in hand with the work-oriented demographic. To back that claim up, this article mentions how the left brain is associated with learning and is stimulated while you sit upright on a firm surface. The seat bottom is large enough for me to sit Indian style. The seat depth/height can be adjusted enough to accommodate 95 percent of North American people according to Herman Miller.
I was concerned with the height of the arm rests as if they were too tall, I wouldn't be able to bring the chair close to my relatively low desk. Fortunately, the arm rests are also easily adjusted. If you're not used to these types of work chairs, it will definitely be a different experience. I have grown to favor the Celle over overly-padded, support-lacking chairs. The 450 - 630 (depending on options) Herman Miller Celle chair is a high-quality chair ideal for the new age of startups, freelance developers and telecommuters that work from home and practically live in front of their computer. The Celle naturally adapts to your sitting style and body type with a unique cellular suspension while allowing for seemingly endless adjustability. However, some people might not be used to the firmer feel with this work-oriented chair. The only complaint I have about the Celle is that it is not possible to lock it in a reclined position. While I don't blame them as it's not exactly a great posture position, I sometimes recline and type with my keyboard in my lap.
However, the tilt tension can be set low enough to where this is almost not an issue for me. Would I recommend this chair? If you've got the money and spend 8 hours per day or more in front of your computer, I would thoroughly consider trying the Celle. Another aspect to the Celle is that it's a Herman Miller. Herman Millers are the BMW of chairs and carry pretty high street cred among the geekier crowds. You can be proud to sit in one of these. Speaking of which, what desk chair do you use? Why I got a Kindle and set a goal to read 24 books in 2017 Getting started with Raspberry Pi What you can do with a tiny $35 computer and how I built a digital photo frame Review: Project Fi by Google Thoughts after one month with the wireless carrier Storage for Photographers (Part 2) How 12TB of network-attached storage changed my digital life and why you need it too. Traveling and photography (Part 1) How and why I create photo stories. Getting started with drones
Everything you need to know about how drones work, how to fly them and modify them. Wherein I realize how to own less, worry less and live more. 1200 posts since '05 "Review: Herman Miller Celle Chair" by @Stammy » Movies » 'I wanted to break a chair on Ranveer's head' 'I have been there at the right place at the right time, choosing the right film, working with people, who are working more on me. They take an average person and turn him into Sultan. So I have just been lucky.' Salman Khan’s Sultan is having a phenomenal run at the box office, and it's a superhit already. The superstar -- along with his leading lady Anushka Sharma and director Ali Abbas Zafar -- celebrated the film's success with a press conference on the sets of his other big hit, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, in a farmhouse in Panvel (a city near Mumbai). Salman was obviously in a good mood, and spent a while chatting with the media, on literally *everything*. We bring you the highlights:
Salman said he was lucky that his films continue to exceed box office expectations. "I have been there at the right place at the right time, choosing the right film, working with people, who are working more on me. So I have just been lucky," he said modestly. "When my luck runs out, I will have to really start working hard on myself." Salman admits the box office numbers are very important but says that he doesn’t follow them closely. "I do not keep a tab on the box office collections but, yes, the first weekend determines if the film is doing well or not," he said. "That’s important to me." Asked if he had managed to lose the weight he gained during Sultan, he replied that he hadn’t. "Earlier, it was difficult to gain weight. Now, it is difficult to lose weight. Earlier, it was difficult to compete with the seniors now it’s difficult to compete with your juniors," he laughed. His life may be very interesting but Salman does not want a biopic to be made on his life.
"My life is very boring aur boring life par koi biopic banti nahin hai. Meri biopic ke andar bahut sare log mar jaayenge yaar (Nobody makes a biopic of a boring life. Many people will die in a biopic made on me). I will never give permission to anyone to make a biopic on me because for that, one will have to write it down and the only one who can write it down is me or my brothers or my sisters...that too some bits. They don't know everything either. Also, no actor can play my role," he added. He may not want a biopic to be made on him, but he claims that Sanjay Dutt's biopic -- to be directed by Rajkumar Hirani and starring Ranbir Kapoor -- "will not be complete without him." After doing a cameo in Lai Bhaari, Salman will be seen in another Marathi film called Shivaji, with Riteish Deshmukh. "After Lai Bhaari, I told him (Riteish) that I wanted to do another film in the language. I literally forced myself into this film," Salman laughed. Salman clarified that it would not be a cameo -- he would be shooting for five or six days.
Salman, in fact, wants to produce a Marathi film as well but wasn't getting the right script. A few days ago, Aamir Khan had commented that Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan were bigger stars than him. Asked what he thought of about it, Salman replied with a straight face, "Yes, Aamir doesn’t lie. Whatever he says is right." But he showered praise on Aamir, and his upcoming film, Dangal. "I have seen it...it’s very nice. Wait till you see his bare-chested body in the film," he said. "I advised him not to make six pack abs as it's the role of a wrestler. He said Sushil Kumar has it but I told him, you don't do it." When Ranveer Singh watched Sultan in Paris, he and some members of the audience danced in front of the screen when the song Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai was playing. Salman’s reaction to Ranveer’s way of expressing his appreciation was: "I wanted to break a chair on his head." "Watch the film, don't do stunts. They aren't watching Sultan; he is making people watch him.
We should charge money from him." he added with a smile. Talking about piracy in the industry, the star exclaimed, "Chor hai! They are people who don’t want to work hard and instead make money off somebody else’s hard work. "A minister was telling me the other day that they should put TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act) on these things. Apply TADA to both buyer and seller. We pay heavy taxes in Maharashtra, so the government needs to put a stop to such practices," he said. "Even if two people are sent to jail, it can be controlled. In the south industries, this doesn’t happen."Salman's father Salim Khan is his best critic, he feels. "There are times when he says ‘forget about this film (meaning a bad film), focus on the next one. And there are times, when he likes it. He keeps screenings for Waheeda Rehman, Prem Chopra’s wife, Hiroo Johar (Karan Johar's mother) and Asha Parekh. They watch every film," he said. Anushka Sharma may have performed well but her character in the film -- Aarfa -- was mostly slammed and called regressive, as she gave up her dream for the sake of motherhood.