Adding/Including Memories
I lost my dad last year (2023) and have been finding ways to include keepsakes/memories in my workstation. I've dabbled here and there with doing small woodworking projects and attempted a wrist rest from a piece of oak I picked up with him from my great uncles wood shop. I milled it to fit a 60% keyboard as I hadn't decided what keyboard I would be using it on and thought that's where most of my wrist would be in contact even typing on a full keyboard. I gave it a torched/burn appearance as I really was lost in what to do. I found an old shell casing from going hunting with my dad in my hunting pack and decided to imbed it into the end of the wrist rest so it would just have a little difference and a small story behind it as well. I have other things around my workstation from family and friends, but it just feels a little more special having worked on it and adding something small that has a memory for me to it. (Purple was my grandmothers favorite color and I have kinda now...
Apr 8, 2024
Pros: - Well-constructed overall, no apparent flimsiness here like you might have with a generic office chair - The wheels work nicely on hard flooring. - Materials throughout seem sturdy. - Padding on the seat and pillows are firm and seem like they'd last a while. The lumbar pillow is also adjustable via stretchy bands. - Tilt and armrest adjustments are nice and smooth.
Cons: - Form factor of the chair is confining. (For reference, I'm 5'11", 185lbs with an athletic build). The two shoulder "wings" are tilted forward which force your shoulders forward if you lean back against the chair, so I found it hard to maintain good posture while leaning back. - The seat base is also a bit small. The raised edges on the sides of the seat forced my legs into one position with little room to move (I like to shift in my seat somewhat often).
I did contact their support to see if there were maybe some settings/adjustments I could make to make it better for me. They responded quickly, but unfortunately there wasn't anything they could recommend other than looking at their Vernazza series (I don't know the differences between the two series). I would recommend the chair if this type of form factor works for your body type. I gave the chair a shot, but unfortunately it doesn't work for my body type/sitting preference.