Review Of Celle® Chair

The Herman Miller Celle® chair is actually the brainchild of designer Jerome Caruso who developed and patented an entirely new concept in office seating design and approached Miller to make his concept into reality.

Caruso designed a unique concept of polypropylene cellular pads interconnected by loops which he named Cellular Suspension™

The user is effectively sitting on a cleverly designed range of pads or cells interconnected by spongy loops. However the really innovative part is there are some 1578 pad cells in a Celle®, no two cells are alike and there's a good reason for this.

The cells are arranged in such a way they have differing levels of resistance to give support and flexibility to match the natural movements of the human body.

By making clever use of this principal it has been possible to build exceptional lower back support into the chair's design and automatically lend proper support without depending on any adjustable or additional components.

Herman Miller has incorporated many useful functions into the Celle® due to its vast experience in office seating over many years.

Let's take a closer look at these now.

Design Options

The chair comes in 2 versions the loaded (highly adjustable) or basic, this is what you get.

Loaded Highly Adjustable

Loaded models have most of the extra features and are definitely the best choice, they include.

• Adjustable seat height
• Adjustable seat depth
• Tilt tension adjustment
• Tilt limiter adjustment
• Back lumbar support
• 3 dimensional adjustable arms

Basic

Basic models omit the following functions

• Adjustable seat depth
• Tilt limiter adjustment
• Lumbar support adjustment
• Adjustable arms

There are significant differences between the 2 models and the most important features missing on the Basic version are seat depth adjustment and adjustable arms. This makes it more difficult for users to get the chair set to their precise needs and could present problems for people whose body size doesn't closely mirror the preset positions of the basic Celle®.

Dimensions and Adjustments

These are the dimensions and adjustment ranges but remember the basic may not include some of these features.

The standard range of seat height adjustment is between 15.50 inches and 20.25 inches, which should be fine for most users, however very tall users may be better off with the high height option which raises these dimensions by an additional inch.

The seat depth adjusts between a generous 15.50 inches to 18 inches (loaded model).

Surprisingly, the back height isn't independently height adjustable, however it's a high back and with both models including Harmonic Tilt™ this should be taken care of.

Harmonic Tilt™ allows a person to control movement in the chair far more effectively than a conventional mechanism. It takes care of balance and movement with seat and back moving in the optimal ratio giving the user comfortable support to recline to an angle of up to 28º

The passive PostureFit® incorporated into the chair back also assists in giving great lower back support as well and both models have this.

The lumbar support adjusts by up to 4 inches in height as well as 1 inch in depth, with the built in support of the cell construction this isn't an essential feature.

Adjustable arms can be moved by 4 inches vertically, 1 inch horizontally and by 11º inwards or outwards.

There is also an option to add seat and or back fabric which attach with fasteners and have light grey under padding, although adding them maybe takes away some of the chair's unique design appeal.

Overall Assessment And Warranty

The Celle® is definitely a quality chair and the unique cell pad and loop construction has enabled Herman Miller to offer the chair at prices significantly below models like the Aeron®.

However, some users complain about the firmness and occasional discomfort on their spine.

Some users find it a big chair consequently it may not be ideal for small framed users, although this could be as a result of poor adjustment.

Where you've become used to spongy deep upholstery in your office chair it's likely you will find the Celle® a bit of a challenge to begin with until you get used to it.

Build quality is excellent and is backed up by manufacturer's 12 year 3 shift warranty and this includes the gas lift, which is a definite vote of confidence in the chair's longevity.

Here's where you can find great pricing on both the Celle® loaded and basic chair with no additional cost for shipping and a 30 day return policy.