She was having none of it. Unfortunately. This, despite the formula outlined on the Sumolounge site:
Omni = chair + lounge + loveseat + floor pillow
However, this midnight blue beast had me intrigued. Could it have benefits in terms of ergonomics? What about helping improve posture or alleviate backache? I wasn’t sure. Andrew tells me a chiropractor evaluated them for him, but he didn’t have the final report, so couldn’t say.
What I can say is they are comfortable if a bit sweaty at points where bare skin comes into contact with the “hard-wearing, wipe-clean” surface.
But, more than that…apply only slow manipulations to the Sumo and it moves almost like a liquid. Give it more of a shove though and it hardens up almost instantaneously, almost like cornstarch mixed with water, or non-drip paint…could it be that the Sumo Omni behaves as a bulk thixotropic material? Who knows? It’s basically a nylon bag full of eighth-inch polystyrene balls. You go figure…and while you do, watch the nice lady playing with her fiery red Sumo.