How do I choose a good office chair? A guide to functions and mechanisms

Spending long hours at a desk can negatively affect your health, especially if you do not have proper support for your spine. Therefore, choosing an ergonomic office chair is essential for a comfortable and healthy workplace. Whether you work in the office or from home, the right seat can improve your comfort, increase productivity, and minimise the risk of back pain.

But what to look for while choosing the right one? What features should the ideal office chair have? In this article, we take a look at the most important features of task chairs and explain how they affect their use. Hopefully, this will make choosing a seat easier.

A comfortable seat is key to increasing comfort and efficiency. The most important aspects to consider when choosing a task chair include:

• Ergonomic design - the backrest should support the natural curvature of the spine, especially in the lumbar region, to prevent muscle tension and pain, a swivel base allows for moving around the workstation.
• Adjustable elements – allow for adjusting the parameters of the chair to individual needs of the user and to their body.
• Practical accessories - the office chair should have adjustable armrests, a headrest, and lumbar support, making it easier to adopt a correct posture and increase sitting comfort.
• Finishing materials - they affect the chair's properties: a mesh back will ensure proper air circulation, an upholstered one will remain soft and comfortable during long sitting, and a leather finish will give the whole piece an elegant character.

Everyone has a different silhouette and different needs, so a good office chair should allow the parameters to be adjusted to suit the user. It is most important to have adjustable:

• seat height – to allow the legs to be positioned at 90 degrees to the floor,
• seat depth - to ensure proper thigh support without pressing on the knees,
• backrest angle - to enable a dynamic sitting position and relieve strain on the spine,
• lumbar support – to properly support the user's back,
• armrests - to provide adequate support for the forearms, it is necessary to adjust them in at least two planes,
• headrest - to help avoid neck strain or pain.

When choosing an office chair, it is worth paying attention to the adjustment mechanisms, which affect its comfort and ergonomics. Two types are used in our models:

• Synchro Pro: a synchronous mechanism that allows for simultaneous tilting of the backrest and seat. The possibility of locking the backrest in 3 to 5 positions and adjusting the tension of the spring enables adjusting the resistance of the backrest to the user's needs.
• Auto Synchro: a self-weighting synchronous mechanism that automatically adjusts the strength of the backrest and seat tilt to the user's weight, eliminating the need for manual adjustment.

In addition, our office chairs are equipped with an antishock system, preventing the backrest from hitting the user's back. Some of our models also have a sliding mechanism for adjusting the seat depth.

If you spend long hours at your desk, a headrest can significantly improve your comfort. It supports the cervical spine, reducing muscle tension and fatigue. It is particularly recommended for people who sit for many hours a day. It is important that its height can be adjusted to the user's body shape.

An office chair with armrests is much more comfortable. They support the arms, reducing tension in the shoulders, thus avoiding the negative effects of a sitting job on health.

• 2D with height and width adjustment,
• 3D with additional depth adjustment,
• 4D with adjustment of height, width, depth, and angle of rotation of the pad.

The choice of an office chair should be a well-considered one, as it affects the health and comfort of your daily work.

• Does the chair offer full adjustment?
• Does it provide adequate support for the spine?
• Are the materials and workmanship durable and comfortable?

In our offer, you will find ergonomic models that combine modern design with functionality. Which one to choose? If you spend long hours at your desk or if you want a chair that is fully adjustable and precisely tailored to your needs, Ollie, Iris, and Sava will work best. For co-working and educational spaces where you sit for shorter periods, we recommend Astro, Apex and Evo.