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Sculptural Task Chairs

Essa Refreshes the Look and Comfort of Ergonomic Office Chairs

— March 3, 2021 — Art & Design
Ergonomic office chairs are essential for productivity and comfort yet they are not often aesthetically pleasing, or they are complicated to adjust thanks to a series of mechanisms. Essa, designed by Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd of PearsonLloyd for Teknion, boasts a sculptural shape that's designed to support the active worker. The design of the task chair offers a softer touch and adapts to the changing needs of workplaces, or, home offices.

The Essa chair is thoughtfully constructed to consider the natural contours of the body at rest, all the while offering flexible features for collaborative work settings. Available with or without armrests, the task chair can be adjusted with natural movements, so that finding comfort is easy, rather than a struggle. With its fully upholstered or upholstered with plastic back options, Essa is a stylish choice for all offices.

Image Credit: Taran Whilku
Trend Themes
1. Sculptural Office Furniture - Innovative designs that merge form and function to create visually appealing yet ergonomic office chairs can disrupt the traditional furniture market.
2. Flexible Workspace Accessories - Flexible and adaptable office chairs with easy-to-use mechanisms that promote collaborative work settings can enable disruptive innovations in the workspace accessories space.
3. Customizable Ergonomic Furniture - Efficient and easy-to-tailor office chairs that provide comfortable seating while considering the natural contours of the human body can lead to disruptive innovations in the customizable ergonomic furniture industry.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture - Creating sculptural and visually appealing office chairs can disrupt the traditional office furniture market.
2. Office Supplies - Flexible and adaptable office chairs with easy-to-use mechanisms that promote collaborative work settings can enable disruptive innovations in the workspace accessories space.
3. Interior Design - Efficient and easy-to-tailor office chairs that provide comfortable seating while considering the natural contours of the human body can lead to disruptive innovations in the customizable ergonomic furniture industry.
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