Dual Core V8 A801-36

The FC Bayern crest on the headrest, the club name on the footrest, red accents on the black shell and a screen with the iRest × FC Bayern logo. All of it is part of the official licence, not an afterthought. For those who would rather skip the club colours, the chair also comes in beige.

The upper mechanism massages in 4D from the neck to the lumbar region, the lower one in 2D from the lumbar region to the thighs. Both travel along a 153 cm SL-shaped rail that follows the natural curve of the spine. In practice this means two parts of the body massaged at once.

Sensors measure three indicators: blood oxygen saturation, heart rate and microcirculation. From the reading the chair estimates your fatigue and suggests a matching programme itself.

A graphene pad warms the back or chest, while heated jade stones inside the massage mechanism travel with it from the neck to the seat. The warmth is always where the massage is.

A mechanism shaped like piano keys moves gently along the forearms. It is one of the functions people notice first when trying the chair, because it is rare and unusually pleasant.

The electrically extendable footrest adjusts to your height. The foot rollers have three speeds and adapt to your foot size, and the calves are massaged by a mechanical unit, not only by airbags.

The split iOpen rail lets the chair open almost flat and stretch the body gently. The Zero Gravity position takes the load off the spine, the muscles around it relax and the massage works deeper.

Airbags surround the shoulders, forearms, hands, hips, thighs, calves and feet. They work in compression and pulsation and, together with the two mechanisms, make sure the massage covers the whole body.

A gentle magnetic field around the feet and back complements the massage, and a built-in ioniser refreshes the air in the room while you relax.

The chair can stand almost against the wall. As it reclines it slides forward by itself and needs no space behind it.

You control the chair from the tablet, the app, the handheld panel or with voice commands in English. The software updates itself: a few taps in the app or on the remote and the chair downloads the latest functions and fixes.

Built-in speakers play relaxing music, from piano to sounds of nature, or your own over Bluetooth. Charge your phone during the massage on the inductive charger or over USB.

20 automatic programmes, 17 massage techniques, speed in five levels and memory for three programmes of your own, so the settings that suit you are saved rather than set again each time.