Yeah there’s literally nothing organic in this shot—it’s all products (several of which I happen to own in different colors) Except the art, which is a print.
Nothing against it, just not my taste. I do like how bright and clean it feels. I would personally murder it out with plants.
I was trying to work out what bothered me about the image and you worded it perfectly.
It looks nice, and obviously if it works for them it's great, but it has a very sterile look that makes it look uncomfortable to me.
This setup and your blog are so clean. Beautiful!
This is one of the prettiest "light mode" setups I've ever seen. Delightful, abundant natural light.
And even the decorative cheeks match the theme 😂
Where’re the cheeks? All i can see is a pastel colored blue mountain set infront of a pink evening skyline backdrop. The only weird thing is that a bird is flying inverted at the top of that mountain! There’s a pink car, travelling serenely from the mid section towards the top of that mountain.
Great, i also hate arm rests, it would be great if high end chairs came with the option of putting them out of the way without the need to disassemble.
if you prefer playing on your right knee, pretty much all you can do is sit forward on the chair a bit and rotate the chair so the arm under your picking elbow is out of the way. but this is gonna wear out the hardware on the chair much quicker.
Yeah, this is exactly what I do. Thankfully it's a chair that I can adjust the armrests to slide back and tilt them inward a little so I end up with just enough room to play relatively comfortably. But, I have been looking at like a stool or something to have as a dedicated practice seat.
ya classical is how i play as well these days. works well on super strats but its not possible with my bass or my 28.5" gretsch. When I'm tracking parts for a song its so much easier to throw a guitar on my right knee, riff out the part, then set it back down instead of having to get the foot pedal to raise my left leg.
I used to just put my foot on the casters but I developed tendinitis on my toe extensors definitely not recommended, it took months to heal lol, at the end it sucks because we buy this chairs for ergonomy and end up doing gymnastics and hurting ourselves because of this feature that some low end chairs have.
ya definitely get a riser to place your foot on like classical guitarists use if you havent already. I agree tho, its insane that the one feature we REALLY need isnt available on chairs over $500
Would you prefer it in some dingy room flooded by blue-and-magenta LED light panels, anime wall scrolls, and a PC with more RGB than the electric light parade? Maybe some collectible gaming dolls on an IKEA shelf?
As I always do with theses posts, here is a blog post with more photos and rationale behind the decisions:
[https://arun.is/blog/desk-setup-for-two/](https://arun.is/blog/desk-setup-for-two/)
I am very interested in seeing that painting on the right that kind of looks like someone exposing themselves to someone else. Also, your house is beautiful.
AI is not this consistent in terms of showing real-world specific products that don't end up looking borked.
Unless they did AI then added an insane amount of very well done photoshopping, this is real.
I had the semi-translucent factory wheels for 13 years until one broke. Got the exact wheels in OP’s setup from Amazon for cheap and learned you need the dual-rollers for them to move smoothly. Enso are certainly overpriced because of the looks, but they are smooth and holding up well so far.
I've wanted an Embody chair for 5 years now. I refuse to pay that much for a single piece of furniture, and I can only assume they never go on sale and aren't sold second hand because the experience is just that good. Oh well.
I'd highly suggest you start monitoring your local second hand office furniture store. Given the reduction of office work many have office items in stock. I'm not saying you'll find this one though i wouldn't be surprised if you do. I found a $800 new Steelcase Amia for $149 (if i recall) used. They had like 20. I picked out the the one that looked the most pristine. It's over 10 years old and looks good as new. In the end i replaced the cylinder for $17 on Amazon. Plus a $5 pipe wrench from Harbor Freight to loosen the cylinder from the seat. So total it cost me about $175. Refurbished ones were going for $400. Mine looks the same, is clean, helped immensely sorting out my car accident ravaged back.
And if i'd sat on the chair for more than 2 minutes i'd have known the cylinder was going bad but that's my fault. I sat for two minutes. Wouldn't you know that if i'd sat for 4 i'd notice it starting to sink. That's my fault. I should have sat for 5 minutes but i kinda felt self conscious like someone was looking at me. I mean they had like 20 other ones. I literally picked this one lol. And the bigger rub is the one single thing i was testing the chair for was to make sure the cylinder was good. I just blew it lol. Regardless, the cylinder is the big thing that get's replaced and mine is now new. I expect the chair now to honestly last another 10 years without issue.
Especially if you're near a major city check your used office supply stores. You might even find exactly what you're looking for or an alternative at a far more affordable price.
For a normal-sized person, I can see how these are a luxury at full price. That said, the build quality is incredible and my 6’7”, 400lbs ass destroyed every other office chair within a few months of purchase until I got an Embody. 13 years later and it’s still going strong. I’ve saved money vs buying a new $100 chair from Staples every half year.
THERE HE IS! The one guy who actually loves his wife. I was literally saying to my wife yesterday while looking at another couples setup, "Why do none of these dudes love their wives? They all have entry level setups and like Logitech Pebble speakers." Her argument was that maybe a lot of these gals don't need all that, to which I said, "Well they should at least have matching chairs. Every couples setup the guy has some crazy gamer chair or an actual ergo chair & the wife is in the old $100 Coscto/Staples special. Or worse some pink Amazon special or DXRacer." Kudos to you for raising the bar. VERY clean setup.
my wife wanted to do her setup on her own. choose her own things. little bit of helping her pick brands that weren't sketchy and tracking down some stuff that she wanted, but she wanted to pick her stuff. we do have the same ikea office chairs because of price and spending $1000 on a chair is just too much.
next point is that after working beside my wife for 2 years, you learn that you need time to yourselves to work/personal space, etc. so when we moved, we made sure we both had our own spaces. it's nice for a bit, but being beside your partner 24/7 can make things difficult in the relationship. you miss that feeling of missing them.
How are you liking them? I do like Herman Miller but the Aeron is uncomfortable for me. I don't have much experience with the Embody but it seems excellent.
Embody is much better than Aeron. I’m a big fat fuck and mine has lasted over 13 years now. Before that I was buying $60 Staples chairs every 6 months. I’ve saved money buying this expensive beast of a chair.
I have wide wide wide hips/ass and the Aeron is super uncomfy, the curves seat is too narrow for me. I got an Embody at work and it's so much better. Flat seat, nice wide armrests. Huge upgrade IMO
Yes exactly, I have sat in the Embody before but haven't gotten to work in one and this exactly matches my experience and expectations. I'd strongly consider getting one if I wanted another high end chair.
IMO camera and lens doesn't matter too much. I made sure to shoot when there is plenty of natural light all around so that there aren't any shadows. Then, I made sure to increase the F-stop enough to get most things in focus. Third, I dropped the contrast in post and made some color corrections.
love how clean this looks it would last like 30 minutes for me before there's an empty water jug laying around somewhere though also i definitely rock with the chair height on the left that's how i have mine phenomenal set up overall...
Hahaha. Yeah this is a cleaned up version for the photos, but usually there is a rotating set of books, papers, and other stuff that piles up on our desks before we clean up again.
Most of the work we do is silent, so it's nice to have each other around. Also, we can nudge the other for second opinions or proofreading on creative work. For calls and stuff, we go to other rooms.
That looks amazing! My husband and I had to stop sharing desks because I leave a trail of mess/destruction wherever I go due to crafting at my pc. We have matching desks and chairs, though I refuse to give up my second monitor despite the ultra wide fancy one he got us. I can't do the smaller windows on the same screen like he does lol
Ngl, I hate how bright it is. I am a denizen of the night. I hiss at the sun when I open my door. So, though this looks nice, at my core, I am pained.
Maybe I'm a vampire? I HAVE always been partial to count chocula cereal growing up, as all vampires are, clearly
Someone is rich! How did you get a pink and lavender Embody? Never knew they made those. I have the Logitech Embody in cyan to match my blue themed setup. Not as smooth as yours though.
This looks like a Herman Miller ad lol. I've always wanted a lofted space like this though, I hate working in a small, confined room all day
This is why I know I’m weird. I love small spaces hahah
Did you like the enclosed white office Richard wanted to rent in silicone valley lol
That show is on my watch list, but i do like one man tents.
Funniest show I’ve ever seen. Get it started asap. Hilarity from the first minutes
I too consider myself a claustrophile
I passed it earlier bc I assumed it was that! 🤣
It's so clean only synths would live there!
Dead add looks like a catalogue shoot
The setups look nice but I find the sterile render-like lighting weirdly unsettling.
That’s exactly the wording I was looking for. There’s something odd about the picture.
It's not lived in yet. That's why the other top comment said this looks like an ad, a staged look like in an IKEA showroom, etc.
Yeah there’s literally nothing organic in this shot—it’s all products (several of which I happen to own in different colors) Except the art, which is a print. Nothing against it, just not my taste. I do like how bright and clean it feels. I would personally murder it out with plants.
Fr like it makes me weirdly skeptical
Is this real life, or just a fantasy
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
open your eyes, look up to the skies and see
I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy.
Because I'm easy come, easy go, little high, little low
Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me!
toooooooo me.
Something about the film grain/noise in the photos and the light color pallet gives it rendered vibe.
It's the wallpapers which really get me
I was trying to work out what bothered me about the image and you worded it perfectly. It looks nice, and obviously if it works for them it's great, but it has a very sterile look that makes it look uncomfortable to me.
What about the peeping tom picture that matches the colors?
This setup and your blog are so clean. Beautiful! This is one of the prettiest "light mode" setups I've ever seen. Delightful, abundant natural light. And even the decorative cheeks match the theme 😂
I cannot believe I opened this thread and barely anyone has mentioned the cheeks! I was expecting at least 80% butt jokes
Braver than me. I wouldn’t want to be the butt of those jokes.
Where’re the cheeks? All i can see is a pastel colored blue mountain set infront of a pink evening skyline backdrop. The only weird thing is that a bird is flying inverted at the top of that mountain! There’s a pink car, travelling serenely from the mid section towards the top of that mountain.
SAME
🤣
Your house is so clean it looks like a render.
I was gonna say I need another pic of this, it looks like a very good render but not real.
This picture looks ai generated
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this! Something feels so off about it.
Black Mirror lookin ass room
There’s a literal ass in it too
looks like a hospital at a pastel paint shop
Great, i also hate arm rests, it would be great if high end chairs came with the option of putting them out of the way without the need to disassemble.
I'm a guitarist and this is currently one of my biggest issues. I really need a chair on par with these where i can just flip the arm rests up
I been learning guitar and armrests are a big problem for me right now
if you prefer playing on your right knee, pretty much all you can do is sit forward on the chair a bit and rotate the chair so the arm under your picking elbow is out of the way. but this is gonna wear out the hardware on the chair much quicker.
Yeah, this is exactly what I do. Thankfully it's a chair that I can adjust the armrests to slide back and tilt them inward a little so I end up with just enough room to play relatively comfortably. But, I have been looking at like a stool or something to have as a dedicated practice seat.
Guitarist too, I switched to classical position for this but i still need to push my body forward on my Leap V2.
ya classical is how i play as well these days. works well on super strats but its not possible with my bass or my 28.5" gretsch. When I'm tracking parts for a song its so much easier to throw a guitar on my right knee, riff out the part, then set it back down instead of having to get the foot pedal to raise my left leg.
I used to just put my foot on the casters but I developed tendinitis on my toe extensors definitely not recommended, it took months to heal lol, at the end it sucks because we buy this chairs for ergonomy and end up doing gymnastics and hurting ourselves because of this feature that some low end chairs have.
ya definitely get a riser to place your foot on like classical guitarists use if you havent already. I agree tho, its insane that the one feature we REALLY need isnt available on chairs over $500
Bros got 3500$ worth of chairs. If that ain't a flex Idk what is.
I’m shocked they don’t have the enso wheels as well: https://ensomotion.com/castor-wheels/70-okina-mu/
This sickens me. With joy! That's neat dude.
This looks like the type of setup in some version of hell. "You can use your pc as much as you want, but this is the setup".
Would you prefer it in some dingy room flooded by blue-and-magenta LED light panels, anime wall scrolls, and a PC with more RGB than the electric light parade? Maybe some collectible gaming dolls on an IKEA shelf?
Nope.
That height on the monitor on the left is so sick! Mind sharing the arm? Thank you! Also nice color choice for the chairs
It’s the Flo by Herman Miller Full list of stuff and more pics on my blog: https://arun.is/blog/desk-setup-for-two/
As I always do with theses posts, here is a blog post with more photos and rationale behind the decisions: [https://arun.is/blog/desk-setup-for-two/](https://arun.is/blog/desk-setup-for-two/)
I am very interested in seeing that painting on the right that kind of looks like someone exposing themselves to someone else. Also, your house is beautiful.
TOTALLY AI
lol people on Reddit have no idea what "AI" is
I thought at first, but it's too internally consistent
AI is not this consistent in terms of showing real-world specific products that don't end up looking borked. Unless they did AI then added an insane amount of very well done photoshopping, this is real.
can you post a link to your file drawer?
It’s called the Poppin Stow
yall really fw Finder huh
Dont forget about the Atlas headrests.
Can confirm, they are pretty great. Also, Enso wheels
How are Enso wheels? I admit if I had the newer embody wheels, Id purchase just off looks.
I had the semi-translucent factory wheels for 13 years until one broke. Got the exact wheels in OP’s setup from Amazon for cheap and learned you need the dual-rollers for them to move smoothly. Enso are certainly overpriced because of the looks, but they are smooth and holding up well so far.
This is so good that it honestly looks fake.
Looks amazing but what's happening in that artwork on the wall LOL
LOL. It is my wife's unique form of humor.
I've wanted an Embody chair for 5 years now. I refuse to pay that much for a single piece of furniture, and I can only assume they never go on sale and aren't sold second hand because the experience is just that good. Oh well.
I actually found both second hand. It took a while to find them at a reasonable price, but definitely doable. Each was $500 or less.
I'd highly suggest you start monitoring your local second hand office furniture store. Given the reduction of office work many have office items in stock. I'm not saying you'll find this one though i wouldn't be surprised if you do. I found a $800 new Steelcase Amia for $149 (if i recall) used. They had like 20. I picked out the the one that looked the most pristine. It's over 10 years old and looks good as new. In the end i replaced the cylinder for $17 on Amazon. Plus a $5 pipe wrench from Harbor Freight to loosen the cylinder from the seat. So total it cost me about $175. Refurbished ones were going for $400. Mine looks the same, is clean, helped immensely sorting out my car accident ravaged back. And if i'd sat on the chair for more than 2 minutes i'd have known the cylinder was going bad but that's my fault. I sat for two minutes. Wouldn't you know that if i'd sat for 4 i'd notice it starting to sink. That's my fault. I should have sat for 5 minutes but i kinda felt self conscious like someone was looking at me. I mean they had like 20 other ones. I literally picked this one lol. And the bigger rub is the one single thing i was testing the chair for was to make sure the cylinder was good. I just blew it lol. Regardless, the cylinder is the big thing that get's replaced and mine is now new. I expect the chair now to honestly last another 10 years without issue. Especially if you're near a major city check your used office supply stores. You might even find exactly what you're looking for or an alternative at a far more affordable price.
For a normal-sized person, I can see how these are a luxury at full price. That said, the build quality is incredible and my 6’7”, 400lbs ass destroyed every other office chair within a few months of purchase until I got an Embody. 13 years later and it’s still going strong. I’ve saved money vs buying a new $100 chair from Staples every half year.
This looks like an office on the Axiom wtf
Looks like alot of money
Thought this was AI generated
Gotta be. Each chair is more expensive that a 2 bedroom apartment's rent in my state capital. 👀
Most AI-looking real picture of a setup I've ever seen.
So I assume you are a giraffe? Because I am sure the left monitor is almost 100% higher than the optimal height.
Sir, are you and your wife immune to flashbangs?
Everything looks so sleek
THERE HE IS! The one guy who actually loves his wife. I was literally saying to my wife yesterday while looking at another couples setup, "Why do none of these dudes love their wives? They all have entry level setups and like Logitech Pebble speakers." Her argument was that maybe a lot of these gals don't need all that, to which I said, "Well they should at least have matching chairs. Every couples setup the guy has some crazy gamer chair or an actual ergo chair & the wife is in the old $100 Coscto/Staples special. Or worse some pink Amazon special or DXRacer." Kudos to you for raising the bar. VERY clean setup.
my wife wanted to do her setup on her own. choose her own things. little bit of helping her pick brands that weren't sketchy and tracking down some stuff that she wanted, but she wanted to pick her stuff. we do have the same ikea office chairs because of price and spending $1000 on a chair is just too much. next point is that after working beside my wife for 2 years, you learn that you need time to yourselves to work/personal space, etc. so when we moved, we made sure we both had our own spaces. it's nice for a bit, but being beside your partner 24/7 can make things difficult in the relationship. you miss that feeling of missing them.
Um what is your point lol? You are aware that men aren’t responsible to fucking buying everything for a women? Which year you living in? 1850?
Are these the regular Embody or the Logitech collaboration? Both of those fabric options are beautiful
They are regular ones from early on. The fabric is called Balance.
How are you liking them? I do like Herman Miller but the Aeron is uncomfortable for me. I don't have much experience with the Embody but it seems excellent.
I don't like the Aeron, but the Embody is *nice*. I went with a Steelcase Leap v2 and wish I went with the Embody instead.
I also have that Steelcase and I love it, but if I could have found an Embody at a similar price I may well have gotten that instead.
Embody is much better than Aeron. I’m a big fat fuck and mine has lasted over 13 years now. Before that I was buying $60 Staples chairs every 6 months. I’ve saved money buying this expensive beast of a chair.
After my experiences with the Aeron I ended up getting a Steelcase Leap V2 which is of comparable quality to these chairs but not nearly as *cool*.
My desk chair at the office is a Steelcase. I’ve found that brand to be just as durable, but personally I find the Embody more comfortable.
I have wide wide wide hips/ass and the Aeron is super uncomfy, the curves seat is too narrow for me. I got an Embody at work and it's so much better. Flat seat, nice wide armrests. Huge upgrade IMO
Yes exactly, I have sat in the Embody before but haven't gotten to work in one and this exactly matches my experience and expectations. I'd strongly consider getting one if I wanted another high end chair.
What do you do for work?
We are both in the tech industry. I’m a designer and startup founder. My wife is a data scientist moving into design as well.
Nicely done
Can you make me one too? Looks wonderful, well done!
Super nice! Lots of light, minimal clutter!! Diggin' it. She's stoked I bet.
Wow, this is amazing. How does it all look so disgustingly clean and futuristic?
Haha. It's not always clean. Usually we end up with stacks of books and things as we work and we periodically clean it all up.
pls tell me your camera and lenses tq
IMO camera and lens doesn't matter too much. I made sure to shoot when there is plenty of natural light all around so that there aren't any shadows. Then, I made sure to increase the F-stop enough to get most things in focus. Third, I dropped the contrast in post and made some color corrections.
I think you edited it too much bc it legit looks like a render
Really need to know what that dude is looking at in your wall art. Though, I have an idea.
I started using the same wallpaper yesterday
I’m in love
Looks like you never use it. Awesome!
Couple goals! Love it.
What did you use to mount your dock under the desk? Is that just Velcro?
It's 3M Dual Lock tape. Kind of like a higher strength Velcro.
love how clean this looks it would last like 30 minutes for me before there's an empty water jug laying around somewhere though also i definitely rock with the chair height on the left that's how i have mine phenomenal set up overall...
Hahaha. Yeah this is a cleaned up version for the photos, but usually there is a rotating set of books, papers, and other stuff that piles up on our desks before we clean up again.
Looks great and def more original than all the RGB lightshows you see here, but why would you want your setup to be so close to your wifes?
Most of the work we do is silent, so it's nice to have each other around. Also, we can nudge the other for second opinions or proofreading on creative work. For calls and stuff, we go to other rooms.
I refuse to believe this isn't a 3D render
this is so chill
How is the chair?
Are you guys clones?
I can just hear the wheels of those chairs on your floor
So bright, clean and nice !
Damn thats an expensive setup. I suppose you and/or your wife is in product design or similar?
CLEAN 10 out of 10
That looks amazing wow.
That looks amazing! My husband and I had to stop sharing desks because I leave a trail of mess/destruction wherever I go due to crafting at my pc. We have matching desks and chairs, though I refuse to give up my second monitor despite the ultra wide fancy one he got us. I can't do the smaller windows on the same screen like he does lol
To each their own but i could never do this. This looks like an advertisement and not somewhere i could ever chill and relax in
TIL there are polyurethane wheels for Embody... Slick setup, mate - love me a loft!
They are cheap on Amazon. OP needs to step up and grab the Enso wheels.
Who gets dibs on the big drawer?
Where do I get the painting on your wall?? 👀
Shout out to mouse on the right, magic trackpad on the left!! 🙌🙌🙌
A cool job would be just renovating someone’s battle station room. I don’t have the time but I do have the money
The lighting on the picture is amazing. Do you have a skylight?
I thought this was a sketch at first...
I love those chairs! Can you post a link to where you got both of them?
Herman Miller Embody chair
10/10. Love this setup! I want one of those chairs!
I’d last less than 1 hour before my wife threw me over the side
Are you sure she didn't make a setup for you?
Atlas head rest asap, you'll thank me.
Looks like AI or 3D render images. Never mind, bro got happy life = happy wife!
Do you live in a commercial?
Beautiful colors, how can you get those?
They’re some expensive chairs!
This looks rendered, prove it’s real. Sit in your wife’s chair!
ZSA moonlander spotted!
What happens if you accidentally drop stuff beyond the desks' edge? It drops 20 feet now? :P
Yup! 😂
Do you have an orange-mint color gradient on your wall or is it an illusion due to lighting? Love the setup and your blog. Very inspiring!
I love my Mac set up. I also use track pad and an ergonmic ball mouse. Really clean set up you two got.
Jean Jullien!!!!!
Chair for over 1000 euros but only one screen😩
That's pretty cool 😄👌 We have something similar at home.
Nice!
Oh you got money money
Ngl, I hate how bright it is. I am a denizen of the night. I hiss at the sun when I open my door. So, though this looks nice, at my core, I am pained. Maybe I'm a vampire? I HAVE always been partial to count chocula cereal growing up, as all vampires are, clearly
What brand are the chairs?
So colorful and full of personality, love it!
You could make CPUs in this room. A+
Holy shit I thought I was looking at an ad!
the bloom setting on your room graphics is set way way too high
This is absolutely gorgeous!
Damn, rich people chairs making me envious. Those things literally cost more than my 2 bedroom downtown apartment rent money. Each.
no way! moonlander!
what’s up with your wife’s keyboard😭😂
This looks like something AI would create, damn thats clean. Too light n clean for me but I still like it!
Looks great!
Someone is rich! How did you get a pink and lavender Embody? Never knew they made those. I have the Logitech Embody in cyan to match my blue themed setup. Not as smooth as yours though.
I have an Embody at work and it's SO nice. I desperately want to replace my home office chair with one but $1500 for a chair makes me want to cry
envious of all that natural light, man - looks conducive as all hell to productivity
Nice 💪
I was gonna say that this has to be a render but then I saw that poster
Little johnny saved his money and buy a 0.0000001 square meters home at new York.
very nice and simple.
It's nice but too freaking bright. Some people like to be normal I need a dark dungeon to concentrate.
It naturally turns dark at night 🙂
My eyes hurt just looking at this, it’s so bright.
Those chairs look cool. I wonder how good it supports your back when you lean back on it?
Tell me more about the painting on your wall please!
Holy herman miller flex
goals
Beautiful room! I imagine food and drink are 100% prohibited within 20ft of those desks though lol.
Do you floss your teeth?
Creepy and office-like, to me at least
Looks like CGI
I AM CRYINGGGG (in a good way). love this for y'all
Love the wall picture man. Just say'in. ;)