Life sets the standard for sophisticated design and effortless comfort. The advanced control automatically responds to shifts in body weight, providing personalized ergonomic support. Back Fabric is Eclipse. Retail price of current configuration: Estimated Delivery: 2-3 weeks Shipping & Delivery Info Although Knoll has emphasized and incorporated sustainable manufacturing processes since the 1970s, the 2002 introduction of Life® marked a new level of commitment to environmental responsibility. Designed in collaboration with Formway Design, Life® represents a complete rethinking of how to approach sustainability through design. It’s not just about what materials are used, but how much material is used and how readily those materials can be separated and recycled. Almost all of the parts can be removed and updated, which combined with superior ergonomic comfort, make Life® quite possibly the last chair you will ever buy. Founded in 1956, New Zealand-based Formway Design has been designing furniture for more than five decades.
In 1979 the company redefined itself, developing a new identity and philosophy that focused on team-based design and extensive research. Formway’s designs are informed by insight gained through the observation and consideration of human behavior. Their user-centered approach marries a rigorous design process, an aesthetic sensitivity, and a passion for the environment. Knoll and Formway first collaborated on the highly successful Life® chair, introduced in 2002, which is celebrated for its sophisticated design, intuitive adjustments, responsive ergonomics, and sustainable attributes. Building on these features, the two companies came together once again to develop the Generation chair, introduced in 2009. The progressive design features new materials and an elastic design that supports the physical and cognitive activities of the modern office worker. Formway then developed a family of chairs inspired by Generation. MultiGeneration extends the comfort and freedom of movement to the multipurpose seating category and ReGeneration aims to do "more with less" — pairing down the form of Generation and minimizing materials and components without sacrificing key performance.
Knoll and Formway's most recent release, Remix, delivers unexpected performance in a familiar form. It pairs upholstered comfort with an innovative Flex Net Matrix for active, all-day support. Want this professionally assembled? Used & new (4) from $423.00 Knoll Life Chair - Fully Adjustable Model Knoll Life Chair, Fully adjustable model 5.0 out of 5 stars #217,775 in Home and Garden (See top 100) #2,507 in Office Products > Office Furniture & Accessories > Chairs & Sofas > Desk Chairs 15 star100%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsBest chair I've ever sat on in my life See and discover other items: chair, tall desk chair, home desks, book chair, retro desk chairFree accessory with UPLIFT desk purchase >Comprehensive Warranties from Trusted Manufacturers | Knoll Warranty Information | Knoll ChairsFeaturing thoughtful design, comfort, and a wide selection of chairs to choose from, Knoll offers a full range of office and lounge seating solutions for nearly any application.
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The Knoll Life Chair was introduced in 2002 and immediately began racking up design awards at industry events like NeoCon and IIDEX, and one can immediately see why. The look of the Knoll Life Chair is its most striking quality at first, but if you are looking to reap the benefits of an ergonomic chair, its look is probably secondary to how it feels and moves while sitting in it. Luckily, the Life Chair’s slim, streamlined design is matched by its ease of adjustment. The flexible mesh back moves intuitively with your body as you go from reclining to working, giving you constant support as you shift your body weight throughout the day. The seat pan is flexible as well, and this coupled with its waterfall edge and four inches of depth adjustment help to relieve pressure points and promote good circulation. The flexible seat and back also feature a synchronized recline that automatically adjusts according to the user’s body weight using advanced counterbalancing technology, freeing you from constant manual adjustment.
Another of the many unique features of the Knoll Life Chair is its lumbar support — both its built-in support and its optional adjustable lumbar support. While the seat back’s shape and elastomeric knit suspension fabric provide great support for the entire back, you can also add the slow-recovery foam adjustable lumbar support which attaches magnetically for easy addition and removal. The myriad options available on the Life Chair don’t end with its lumbar support. With an array of colors and finishes available for the seat, back and base, you could fit out an entire office multiple times over and still have no two Life Chairs be alike. Choose between no arms, fixed arms, or adjustable arms — both standard and high-performance — or add leather arm pads for an even more sophisticated look. And since the Knoll Life Chair has replaceable foam seat and back toppers, you can add comfort and support while simultaneously transforming the look of your chair quickly and easily.
You can even add a 2.25 inch “Ultra Topper” for even more cushioning in the seat. Since the base model Life Chair comes with just the plastic seat pan, we here at The Human Solution definitely recommend getting at least a seat topper. I personally recommend going all the way and adding the Ultra Topper. If sustainability and environmental consciousness is a priority for you like it is for us here at The Human Solution, then you will definitely be pleased with Knoll’s commitment to this in the design of the Life Chair. Efficiently made using minimal materials, recycled and recyclable content, and easily replaced components, the Life Chair was crafted taking its complete life cycle taken into consideration. It has received Gold Certification according to the SMaRT Consensus Sustainable Product Standard — the first in the industry to achieve this — and is Greenguard certified as well. Even the factory where Life Chairs are made in Pennsylvania offsets 100% of the energy used with wind power.