Since most people spend a great deal of their working time seated at company or home office desks, they often consider their chairs to be some of the most important pieces of office furniture. A comfortable and intelligently designed chair has the potential to increase work place morale and productivity. Also, some workers are in dire need of high quality, ergonomically designed chairs at work and at home if they have had previous back problems. Here are some top office chair designs that meet the design needs of many different consumers. The AmazonBasics Mid-Back Office Chair is ergonomically designed for comfort. The chair is upholstered in black leather and features a padded seat and back. The arm rests are also covered in the same bonded, black leather. The office chair has dual casters that allow the chair to be maneuvered with ease on most floors. The chair stands just over 38 inches high, and a pneumatically controlled lever under the chair allows one to adjust the seat’s height.
The AmazonBasics Mid-Back Office Chair had many good reviews from people who bought the seat for occasional home office use, but others complained of its lack of durability for more frequent use. The AmazonBasics Mid-Back Mesh Chair is an office chair that stands a little over 40 inches high. The chair features a breathable, contoured mesh back and arm rests for support. Its cloth upholstered seat is padded, and the chair’s height can be adjusted pneumatically. The AmazonBasics Mid-Back Mesh Chair supports consumers of less than 225 pounds, and it comes with a one year warranty. Overall, consumers expressed satisfaction with the product and were pleased that their chairs were easy to assemble. However, other consumers expressed the desire for adjustable arm rests for the otherwise good product. The AmazonBasics High-Back Executive Chair is crafted of black, bonded leather and PVC. The ergonomically designed back and seat are generously padded for extra comfort and support. The chair swivels a full 360 degrees and is perched atop upgraded casters which results in complete maneuverability.
After assembly, the chair can be adjusted from about 41 inches to its maximum height of just over 45 inches. The AmazonBasics High-Back Executive Chair supports weights of up to 250 pounds, and it comes with a one year warranty. Boss Black Caressoft Medical Stool comes with back support and cushioned seating that is upholstered in durable vinyl. The low maintenance chair can be wiped clean with mild soap and water. The black stool is adjustable up to six inches past its fully assembled height. The seat swivels and moves easily via dual wheel casters. Consumers give the product great reviews for its use by doctors, dentists and drafters; limited mobility customers also thought that the chair was comfortable, well made, easy to assemble and highly maneuverable. The black, cloth upholstered Boss Drafting Stool is crafted for the needs of studio designers, architects and those who need seating that is less confining than traditional office chairs. This stool features a full chair back that is ergonomically contoured for comfort and support.
The Boss Drafting Stool can be pneumatically adjusted from 24 inches up to a height of 29 inches. The product comes with a foot rest, and consumers say that it is very easy to assemble. The Hodedah Armless Task Chair features a generously cushioned back and seating area, and the chair comes in three different colors including standard black. The pneumatic lever at the bottom of the chair allows for easy adjustment, and the five caster wheels at the chair’s base allows for greater freedom of movement. However, consumers should not be fooled by the chair’s sophisticated and professional appearance. Apparently, the chair is designed for children; several adults who have mistakenly used the chair complained of chairs breaking and collapsing under their weight. Flash Furniture WL-SB-210-GG Kneeling Chair is a result of research conducted for ergonomic chair design. The kneeling configuration promotes active sitting, better posture as well as improved breathing and blood circulation.
This Flash Furniture version of the kneeling chair features thickly padded and cloth upholstered seat and knee rest. Consumers can modify the height of the chair through its adjustable oak frame. The base of the chair consists of four caster wheels for easy movement. The Flash Furniture WL-SB-210-GG Kneeling Chair can be safely used by people who weigh less than 200 pounds. The Mid-Back Swivel Task Chair features a breathable mesh chair back that flexes to conform to different body shapes. This chair fully swivels but protects the back with built in lumbar support. The Mid-Back Swivel Task Chair comes with a triple paddle adjusting mechanism that allows users to change chair height, tilt and back angle support; the chair comes with adjustable armrests too. The popularly rated Mid-Back Swivel Task Chair comes in ten shades that include standard black. The Mobile Wooden Ergonomic Kneeling Chair by Flash Furniture comes upholstered in gray fabric to accentuate a variety of decorating schemes.
The chair is designed for active sitting and is said to improve posture and alignment. Dense foam padding fills the chair’s seat and knee rest, and the oak chair is easily moved around most rooms via the four wheels at its base. The Proline II ProGrid High Back Chair that comes in black has numerous bells and whistles to make time spent in the office more comfortable. For instance, it comes with built in lumbar support and a contoured, mesh chair back for spine health. The Proline II ProGrid High Back Chair comes with multiple adjustment options like a sliding seat, tilt tension and pneumatic seat height. Users can adjust both the height and width of the chair’s armrests.Mesh ergonomic chairs are wildly popular, but are they comfortable and should you consider purchasing one if you’re seeking a good chair? Here’s what you should know before you buy. Mesh is popular for fairly obvious reasons: constant airflow keeps you cool, and mesh is a good-looking, modern style. What level of support you get depends on the mesh used and the overall design of the chair.
Let’s discuss chair backs first. A good ergonomic chair offers support for your lumbar region, either a mechanical lumbar support (Nightingale CXO, Knoll Life and the ErgoCraft USA ECO7 are good examples) or shape the chair back in such a fashion that it supports the lumbar region (Humanscale Liberty, Ergohuman mesh chair and the Eurotech Apollo MT9400). The best example of the latter type of lumbar support is the Humanscale Liberty Chair. The 3-panel shape and the stiffer mesh combine to offer excellent support that moves when you move. Compare this to the mechanical lumbar support of theNightingale CXO which offers an adjustable gel cushion you position where you want it to be. Either approach can be comfortable and supportive. When it comes to mesh seats, comfort is easier to discuss in ergonomic terms. A great chair seat contours to your body to spread your body weight across a larger area, reducing the pressure that your hips, buttocks and spine incur. A stiffer mesh will not spread your weight and is a poor choice for someone who sits for long hours each day.
A softer mesh will give better, but may stretch and sag over time. For these reasons, few of the better chair designers will produce a chair with a mesh seat, and most mesh chairs are offered with an upholstered seat. A bigger potential problem with a mesh seat lies with the plastic frame many use. When sitting in your chair your knees should be somewhat lower than your hips (raise or lower your seat height to accomplish this). However many chairs use a synchro-tilt mechanism that causes the seat to rock backwards with the chair back which raises the front lip of the seat. This can cause pressure on the back of your thighs and reduces blood flow to your lower legs. This hard edge can also be very uncomfortable if you like to perch forward in your seat. One mesh seat chair that does not have this problem is the Knoll Life which has a waterfall seat front and a flexible edge that moves downward as you lean forward. In summary an all-mesh chair can be a good choice for a conference room or home office where users are not often sitting for long hours on a daily basis.