Variable Balans, Original Kneeling Chair, Designed By Peter Opsvik, Black/Black

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When one designs from form first, you often end up with pieces that have visual interest but do not serve a practical purpose, and are often outright uncomfortable," Opsvik explains to Pure Contemporary. "My chairs are functional and meant for situations where we sit over long periods of time." It does, however, have an exceptional, height adjustable headrest and comes with a footrest. Even better, both the chair itself and the footrest can swivel.That’s not quite as good as having a wheeled office chair, but it does make it easier to reach more of your workspace, and that’s not nothing. Second, these are quality pieces of furniture offered by a respected company in the industry. You’ll pay a premium for European design and manufacture, but of course, it’s also true that you get what you pay for. An Impressive Warranty, But There’s a Catch Unsurprisingly, since this chair is coming to you from Europe, it will arrive at your door in a medium-sized box and in several pieces. Not to worry, the instructions are clear and well-written, and the assembly process itself is simple and can be conducted by one person with delightful ease.

These aren’t simply office chairs, they’re works of art with bold, striking, unforgettable designs, and as such, they’re not for everyone. If you’re one of those rare people who are looking for a bit of artistic flair in your home and office furnishings, however, you’ll find this company to be an amazing resource.In our view, this was a good decision, because the chair offers a raft of therapeutic benefits that extend well beyond what a “standard” ergonomic chair brings to the table. Final Thoughts The Move is more than just a stylish, ergonomic seating solution, however. It’s also NEAT certified. If you’re not sure what that is, it’s a certification developed by none other than the Mayo Clinic to foster the design of better furniture. Given everything we said above, we provisionally recommend the Varier chairs (although as you read in our individual product descriptions, certain models got a strong recommendation from us). People who buy a chair this company will do so primarily because they love the look of one of the designs. It speaks to them in a way that traditional office furniture simply doesn’t.

One more thing to take into consideration, Varier has a 14 days return policy, but it doesn’t apply to customers from the US. Are you looking for home or office furniture that makes a statement, even as it provides a comfortable seating experience? The only real catch here is that kneeling chairs tend to be self-selecting. The vast majority of the market is composed of people looking for a conventional office chair. For them, it doesn’t matter how awesome this model is from an ergonomic standpoint; odds are that they just won’t be interested. It’s simply not what they’re looking for.

Aesthetics, of course, are a matter of taste and everyone’s tastes and preferences are different. What we’ve discovered in researching this brand is that people tend to have strong opinions about the chairs Varier sells.They either love them, or they’re put off by them.

It will almost certainly take you longer to get it out of the box than it will be to put the stool together to get it ready for first use. Final Thoughts If you answered yes to either of those questions, then you’re going to love our in-depth look at the Varier brand. The padding is sufficient to remain comfortable even after extended periods sitting in it but isn’t excessive. As good as the Move stool is, it’s not for everyone. It’s ideal for people in active professions who only spend short to moderate lengths of time sitting at a workbench or computer, and then are up on their feet again as they go about their daily business. The exception here is the Ekstrem.Owing to its highly unusual design, putting this model together is a bit like assembling a life-sized 3D puzzle, and as such, it can be a bit of a head-scratching process.The good news is that it’s something you’ll only have to do once, and you’ll be able to enjoy it after that with only occasional re-tightening needed. Scandinavian Designed and BuiltPlace your certificate, and receipt in a safe location because you’ll need to present them if you’re looking to make a warranty claim. To qualify for the certification, a chair must be designed in such a way that using the chair increases the number of calories burned by at least ten percent as compared with the Mayo Clinic’s baseline. The knee pads are slightly different on this model. The standard Balans features two separate knee pads, while this one is a winged design. A single platform to support your knees.

Noir (Semi Aniline):Noiris a versatile leather boasting a smooth surface texture and a matt look with a subtle shine. As a Semi-aniline, full-grain leather, the natural markings are visible, adding authenticity and originality. What you get is two modes: A typing mode where you’re bent slightly forward, and a relaxing mode, where you are sitting upright with your shoulders and arms resting in your lap. This is the original kneeling chair, designed in 1979 by the legendary Peter Opsvik, of Norway. To date, the only chair to surpass it is the Wing chair, also designed by Opsvik for Varier. As such, any time you see a kneeling chair offered by some other company, this is the one they’re trying to emulate. This is the standard they’re attempting to match or beat.This is one of the company’s oldest designs, developed in the ’80s by Per Oie, and has set the standard in non-traditional ergonomic seating design since it burst onto the marketplace. The Varier Balans chair comes with a 7 year warranty for the wood frame. The foam used to fill up the seating and knee pads have 5 years of warranty.