Office Star EM Series Bonded Leather Manager's Adjustable Office Desk Chair with Thick Padded Seat and Built-in Lumbar Support, Black with Silver Finish

This chair looks very sleek and nice. Very comfortable and easy to put together. Perfect size and adjusts up and down for height. Highly recommend.

The first chair had a serious flaw in how the arms connected to the body of the chair. As usual, amazon quickly responded with return information. The second chair had a similar (but not as severe) problem, so, my husband was able to get everything lined up. The chair is very comfortable, stays nice and cool on ones back, and being able to raise and lower the arms is of great benefit to guitar players and other musicians. It is a comfortable, versatile chair: worth the hassle of one return.

Despite having to send this back for a refund, this is actually a very nice chair- for anyone under 150lbs or so. I'm tall and weigh about 220, enough to make a "flat tire" out of the seat within a few days. Once flattened it did not bounce back. The mesh back is sturdy, the arms cast aluminum. The base is plastic/nylon. The bottom of the seat is wood with bonded leather outer shell. Bonded leather doesn't really last for more than a few years, google it for more information.The tilt and height adjustment hardware is very sturdy and capable. The seat is comfortable when not flattened.Office Star actually makes a chair at a higher price point that seems to address some of this chairs shortcomings. Office Star Space 3000 Professional Air Grid Back Managerial Mid-Back Chair 3680

At my first day of using it I commented “It is a comfy chair with a good price.” And gave 5 stars.And now after 2 months its seating part has been so uncomfortable that I want to throw it away from the window. 😡

I like it. Seems like the sweet spot for value. Lots of support and quality, without getting into the 200$ range.

Assembly: Should take 20 to 30 minutes and easy as expected.Comfort: I'm enjoying the lumbar support. For an average man on the slim side, the comfort and size are good. The only quirk for me is that I wished the arm rests would go back a couple more inches when they're up as they interfere somewhat with my upper arms as does the wide backrest when I need to reach backwards to my other desk. But I don't consider it a flaw as some people like a wider backrest.Aesthetics: What you see is what you get. I like the style.Build quality: This is where I took off 1 star. I assembled this today and what I thought was a scratch turned out what seems to be a manufacturing or shipping accident. The left arm of the chair has a ~1" crack where a bit of fiberglass-looking material leeched out at some point. Not a big deal if it was a cheap chair for basement dwelling but part of the reason for buying this chair was the aesthetics and assuming the build quality was good for the price. With the crack there, it sort of makes the chair look cheap. I'll update this review later if/when I have a different opinion after using the chair some more. And conversely to what someone mentioned, the upper arms aren't aluminum, they seem to be a hard plastic with a fiber underlayer, as best I can tell from the crack. The base of the arms aren't metal but upper arms, definitely not on the exterior.Overall, if not for the crack in the arm, I would've given this chair 4.5 stars in accordance with its pricing. I'd also recommend some good leather/vinyl conditioner application on the seat and arms before assembling for moisture resistance and occasionally to keep from drying out and cracking as leather and vinyl may do.Edit: December now and I just downgraded it to 3 stars. The cushioning isn't soft anymore and I'm still wishing the arms would fold down instead of up because I frequently rest my hands on my legs and the arms just push right against my arms so my movement is limited. For the price, I was a bit happier to have my cheap $50 walmart chair that held up 3 years and holding.

Bought this chair to study on while overseas. Hydraulic works very well. It is a solid & comfortable good quality upholstery chair. I sat on it every day for up to 10 hrs a day while I was oversea. I was happy to find it went I got back to the US. So I bought it a second time. Instructions are easy to follow. I would suggest do step4 before step 3 on the assembly instructions. I put it together in less than 30.

Assembly, support, style are all good. But the reviews about the seat cushioning going "flat" extremely quickly are very true. In only a couple months I had to buy a foam pad to prevent my legs from hurting on the flat seat and hard edge. I'm 200lbs for reference. Avoid this chair.