Alive Seating

The Think Chair is built on the concept of Alive Seating. At Steelcase, the fine furniture company that produces the Think Chair, it's important for furniture to improve the life of the user. Of course that means the design must be top notch, with attractive lines and innovative features, but it also means the engineering has to be of major importance. The Think Chair is an example of this. It was designed not only to look great and be highly adjustable and customizable, it was designed to make you feel better, to ease the occasional pain of long stretches of seating, to dramatically lessen discomfort and pressure at work. To accomplish these goals, the designers of the Think Chair stuck to four major principles: Movement, Orientation, Fit, and Sustainability.

Movement

Movement is one of the most important things you can do for your body while you sit. Movement reduces stress on your spine, brings oxygen to your muscles, and increases your circulation. That in turn brings more oxygen to your brain, making you more alert and focused. The risk of cardiovascular disease decreases with increased movement as well. The Think Chair provides the user with myriad opportunities for movement, as the design of the chair allows for a variety of postures. The Think Chair can help you accomplish several goals: avoiding long periods of working in the same position, avoiding lower back sagging, avoiding the gap between the back and the back of the chair, and avoiding pressure on the back of your legs where the touch the edge of the seat. The Think Chair: pretty smart what good design can do.

Orientation

Successful work chairs, like the Think Chair, keep you oriented toward your work no matter what. Whether you are reclining, leaning, twisting, what have you, the Think Chair keeps you from veering away from your desk, and your work. Most chairs can't do this. The designers of the Think Chair made sure their chair was different. With the Think Chair, reclining in your chair doesn't drag your hands away from your keyboard, not does it angle your neck so that to read a computer screen you have to strain. The armrests of the Think Chair don't tilt upward when you recline; armrests that do lead to loss of circulation and inefficient use.

Fit

The Think Chair is highly adaptable and customizable. It was designed to read your body and fit you perfectly - it's a smart chair, which is why they call it the Think.

Sustainability

In more ways than one, the Think Chair is here for the long haul. Steelcase provides a lifetime warranty on their products, but that's not all. They also provide a guarantee of green products and green working strategies. Steelcase manufacturing facilities are environmentally friendly, as are their buildings, workers, practices, and materials. The Think Chair is no exception, and is actually one of the finer accomplishments of Steelcase. Think is gold certified Cradle to Cradle, can contribute to LEED certification, and is recyclable. The Think Chair isn't just smart, it's conscientious. 


The bottom line? You'll spend nine years of your life at work in a chair. Make it a good one, and buy the Think Chair today.