The Omni seems to be good. It is a step up out of your common workplace chair design, with a bit of sophistication and a design language on the backrest that resembles the spine-like look of the Herman Miller Embody. It is available in Midnight Black or House Grey (artistic names), and my unit is the latter. The corporate says the Omni can help folks as much as 300 kilos.
I do not suppose I’ve sat on an workplace chair with softer padding than the Omni. The multi-density sponge cushion materials of the seat and backrest is plush with out feeling such as you’re sinking in, as a result of it is not tremendous thick. It’s totally comfy, and the softness of the fabric continues to be what surprises me probably the most in regards to the Omni after sitting on it for weeks.
It’s going to be fascinating to see how the material holds up after greater than a yr of use. To date, it nonetheless seems to be nice after near a month of sitting, although it likes to gather hair. It is exhausting to gauge breathability as we’re now within the cooler months, however my again feels a little bit heat after a couple of hours on the chair. In the event you’re in a scorching atmosphere, you will probably really feel sweaty. It isn’t as dangerous because the vegan leather-covered foam on most gaming chairs, but it surely will not provide the breathability of a real mesh.
The armrests aren’t a lot to write down residence about—you may transfer them up or down, ahead and again, and angle them inward or outward. You’ll be able to’t push them towards or away out of your physique like on the Embody, however that is customary for a chair at this value (which is $1,099 MSRP, although the corporate appears to have a persistent sale of $848). I recognize that the arms do not simply shift or slide round, which is a standard downside with many chairs. The armrest itself is not too exhausting, and the fabric feels pretty sturdy.
A Battery-Powered Chair
{Photograph}: Julian Chokkattu
The Bionic FlexFit Backrest is the Omni’s spotlight, which makes use of the battery-powered ErgoPulse Motor System for configuration. It is primarily a motorized method to make sure the backrest traces up completely towards your again; no must fiddle round with an ungainly lumbar help. There are three buttons on the left armrest. The entrance two shift the backrest help up or down, and the third is a spinal therapeutic massage operate, which I will deal with later.
