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Designed by Yves Behar. Fewer parts, less material, and still everything a good chair should be. Beauty, elegance, respect. A new reference point in its class. Good design, healthy support and exceptional value are always attractive, and Sayl delivers all three. By using smart engineering to transform simple materials, Herman Miller made Sayl attainable for more people. Sayl designer Yves Behar and the development team considered and reconsidered every part of the design, and in the end created a full family of seating that sets the reference point in its class for quality, performance and design. Sayl's unframed 3D Intelligent back lets you stretch and move, striking a healthy balance between freedom and support. The elastomer strands of the suspension back vary in thickness and tension to provide greater support in the transition areas along the spine and less everywhere else to encourage a full range of seated movement. The construction of Sayl's 3D Intelligent suspension back provides passive PostureFit sacral support, which allows your spine to maintain its natural S shape and empowers your body to maintain a healthful posture with less fatigue. The foundational shell of the fully upholstered work chair mimics the 3D Intelligent suspension, providing similar dynamic support in a more traditional back. An optional lumbar support is available on both work chair models and provides adjustment over a 10-cm range. Sayl's unframed back and Y-Tower support create a striking visual aesthetic that reveals both the designer's inspiration and intent. The stretch-knit back cover provides a softer, warmer aesthetic while maintaining the beauty, support and breathability of Sayl's signature 3D suspension back. A fully upholstered version is also available. Both offer an expressive palette that will complement any environment. Inspired by suspension bridges, structures that deliver the most using the least material, Yves Behar applied the engineering principles of these amazing structures to create Sayl. The Eco-Dematerialised design of the work chair uses less material in more inventive ways to provide ergonomic support for people up to 159 kg. Sayl chairs are produced on three continents to reduce the distance between factory and buyer. This product contains no PVCs and its materials are almost entirely recyclable. Yves Behar is a thinker, and one thing he thinks about a lot is the future. He believes design's purpose is not only to show us the future, but to bring us the future. The founder of fuseproject, dedicated to the emotional experience of brands through storytelling, Behar has been exploring the design world since his childhood in Switzerland. He explains that in Europe it is second nature to evaluate objects based on how they work and how they look. Behar grew up in a bicultural home, influenced by his East German mother and Turkish father, one functional and modernist and the other expressive and poetic, and he always tries to marry the two in his projects. A graduate of the Art Center College of Design in California, he started out working with high-tech Silicon Valley clients such as Apple and Hewlett Packard, eventually gravitating into the sport, clothing, technology and furniture arenas. One of the countless magazine articles written about Behar called him the multi-disciplinary designer of our time. His long list of awards includes the prestigious National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum, where his work is part of their permanent collection. In 2004 he had two solo exhibitions, one at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the other at the Musee de Design et d'Arts Appliques Contemporains in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Herman Miller
Herman Miller No1 Sayl Chairs, Authentic Ergonomic Design, Yves Behar, Switzerland
$769
Sale price
$769
Regular price
$1,400
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ABOUT THE BRAND
Herman Miller — a century of human-centred design
Founded in 1905 in Zeeland, Michigan, Herman Miller has spent over a century designing furniture that improves the lives of those who use it. Long before ergonomics became an industry buzzword, Herman Miller was pioneering it — commissioning the landmark 1960 Propst 'Action Office' study and building the research infrastructure that would define modern workplace design.
Today, Herman Miller chairs are the benchmark against which all others are measured. Used in the world's leading architecture firms, technology companies, and design studios, they represent the intersection of scientific rigour and timeless aesthetics. When you sit in a Herman Miller, you're sitting on decades of human factors research.
ABOUT THE MODEL
The Sayl — radical design, accessible price
Designed by Yves Béhar in 2010, the Sayl took its cues from an unlikely source: the Golden Gate Bridge. Its signature unframed 'Y-Tower' back uses suspension principles borrowed from cable-stayed bridges, holding a single sheet of moulded polymer in tension so it flexes precisely where your spine needs support — no heavy frame, no wasted material.
That eco-minded engineering let Herman Miller bring genuine ergonomic performance to a far more accessible price point. The Sayl delivers real recline, adjustable support and that instantly recognisable silhouette without the cost of a flagship task chair — which is exactly why it became one of the most popular chairs the company has ever made.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Full Product Details
BRAND
Herman Miller
MODEL
Sayl
SIZE
Standard
COLOUR
Black
MATERIAL
Elastomer suspension back, fabric seat
CHAIR TYPE
Task Chair
BACK SUPPORT
Unframed 3D Intelligent suspension back
SEAT HEIGHT
40-53 cm
DIMENSIONS
W60 x D60 x H80cm
WEIGHT CAPACITY
159 kg (350 lb)
BASE
5-star base on castors
TILT
Tilt-recline mechanism
CONDITION
Good
ORIGINAL RRP
$1,400
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12 Month Warranty
Every chair we sell carries a full 12-month structural warranty. If anything goes wrong mechanically, we fix it or replace it — no questions asked.
14-Day Returns
Not the right fit? Return within 14 days for a full refund. We'll arrange collection from your door at no cost to you. No restocking fees, ever.
Reliable Delivery
White-glove delivery to your office or home, Australia-wide. Your chair arrives fully assembled, unpacked, and ready to sit in. Sydney and Melbourne.
