Headrest for Classic Aeron Chair

When the Aeron chair was first produced in 1994, it rediscovered our understanding of comfort and performance at the workplace. The chair continues to be a leader in ergonomic technology with lumbar support, Pelickle mesh - a specially patented texture by Herman Miller, and updated to the latest Remastered version. Nevertheless, the headrest remains a specific element of the chair, since the cervical spines of each person are individual.

To solve this problem, designer and engineer Herman Miller introduced an ergonomic headrest cushion for the Aeron chair in 2013.

            The Atlas Headrest team experimented with suspension materials from the beginning and realized that when properly designed, a suspension headrest can provide excellent ergonomics with evenly distributed head and neck support. They hired Joe Parr Design to complete the challenge of integrating their suspension material concepts while combining the iconic Aeron aesthetic with world-class comfort.

            With the ubiquity of laptop computers and games, a headrest is becoming a necessity for workplaces. Many work chair users spend their day leaning forward. Your head is the equivalent of an 8+ pound bowling ball, tensing your neck muscles and putting pressure on your spinal discs. This hunched state is an obvious danger given that most employees/customers can spend 1,800 hours a year sitting in an office chair. The lying position may provide relief for the seated person, but from an ergonomic point of view, this is not so important. When your torso is in a deep reclined position, you need to keep your head upright. This creates the same unhealthy condition as slouching, but just in the opposite direction when leaning back.