Steelcase unveils its latest work chair, “Think Chair”

by officePROhub.com on 11/15/2011 - 12:31 am

Tags: Ergonomic Office Furniture, Office Furniture

The back flexors in the Think Chair follow the natural movement of spine and pelvis and are individually shaped to the human form to provide optimum support for each area of the back.

In today’s modern work environment where people spend more than 8 hours sitting in an office, the most important piece of furniture to help maintain efficiency levels is the chair. Steelcase, the global leader in the office furniture industry has unveiled its latest work chair, “Think Chair” that is intelligent enough to understand how one sits and adjust itself intuitively, thus offering unmatched support and comfort to people who work long hours at their desks.

 

Equipped with several key factors, the Think Task Chair from Steelcase combines excellent comfort and support, functional integrity and intuitive adjustability, with outstanding environmental credentials, the result of an open dialogue between engineers, environmentalists and the designer.  It adjusts to people who sit for a living and adapts cleverly and intuitively to all natural movements and its controls are simple – easy to find, understand and use.

 

The back flexors in the Think Chair follow the natural movement of spine and pelvis and are individually shaped to the human form to provide optimum support for each area of the back. The Weight activated mechanism of the chair moves as fluidly as the human body does and provides recline support in proportion to body weight, while keeping one close enough to their work. The Seat flexors conform to the body shape, providing a dynamic comfort pocket that can adapt to the body according to the change in postures. 

 

The Your Preference Control combines four comfort settings in one simple dial. All that one needs to do is select their favorite setting: regular weight activated, weight activated with at 20% boost in resistance, mid-stop recline, and upright back lock. The 4D adjustable arms of the Think Chair are adjustable for height, depth, width and pivoting to suit individual users and tasks. The Think Chair is also available with fixed armrest and its optional height adjustable lumbar support provides easily adjustable extra support for the lower back. The seat edge flexes of Think Chair relieve pressure on the back of the legs when one reclines or leans forward while the adjustable seat depth helps to accommodate different leg lengths.

 

Apart from the ergonomic features that the Think Chair embodies, there are a wide range of options available in terms of its design like Think Chair with stool; visitor chair with sled base or four star base; Think with headrest version; Think Chair with black, silver paint or polished aluminum frame; customization on terms of fabrics like Designtex fabric, leather, or vinyl as well as COM (customer's own material); Think Chair with 3D Knit material on the chair back with matching fabric seat, or with a seat fabric of customer’s choice; choice of soft or hard casters; with height-adjustable lumbar support and also there are arm options i.e. it can be armless or can have height, depth, width and pivot adjustable arms. 

 

Think Chair can also add a splash of colour to brighten up your office or blend in with the surroundings with its eight vibrant color options for 3D Knit back and connecting Omni-R seating upholstery. The colour options for Think Chair are Black/Ebony, Coconut, Malt, Wasabi, Nickel, Tangerine, Scarlet and Blue Jay.

 

Up to 98% recyclable by weight, The Think chair is the first product to ever receive Cradle to Cradle Product Certification from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) and has Gold-level certification. The Cradle to Cradle Product Certification evaluates a product for human and environmental health impacts throughout its lifecycle and its potential for being truly recycled or safely composted. 

 

Certification of a finished product also requires the evaluation of energy-use quantity and quality (i.e., relative proportion of renewable energy), water-use quantity, water-effluent quality, and workplace ethics associated with manufacturing. Think Chair has also been awarded with numerous awards globally like Industrial Design Excellence(IDEA) Gold Award for design, functionality and innovation; (USA), Red Dot Award for Product Design;(Germany), Good Design Award (Japan) and If Design Award (Germany).