The Generation at the Knoll showroom two weeks ago.
Today, I give you a world premier look at the brand new Knoll Generation Chair. Designed by Formway Design of New Zealand, it took over three years to design and build...
Knoll's New Generation Task Chair
The Generation at the Knoll showroom two weeks ago.
It's made of a new elastomer that allows the back support to flex and fit into your back in a much softer and unconventional way (it's been used as a hinge in dishwashers). It debuted at NeoCon just last month and won gold. It just went on sale two weeks ago, but won't be available online until Friday
BTW, this is not a paid product plug. I just like reviewing task chairs... :-)
While I haven't Test Labbed it yet, the back is way different and much more conference-friendly chair in that it allows you to turn around and talk to people easily (the back even folds over). It doesn't have the tall back or the "command seat" mentality. This is more of a comfortable, sit-any-way-you-want, slacker chair with style. I'm waiting for a sample that we can all test here in the office, and I'll give you our rating as soon as we're done. Let the task chair wars continue!
>> SitHowYouWant.com is Knoll's Generation Chair Minisite
Doug Militzer demoing the chair at our meetup.
You can see the sides are really open so you can even sit sideways and turn yourself around.
This elastomer stuff is soooooft and rubbery, but also firm enough to hug your back.
This was the funny part - the seat really bends down so you can talk over the back of it.
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It may be extremely ergonomic, but I don't like its look.
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I like it but more than likely it is beyond my price range.
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I tried this chair out at Neocon in June. The concept of the chair is great -- talk to different design generations and find out how they work most comfortably (that was actually a HUGE theme in all the furniture showrooms this year.)
The Generations chair doesn't even look half bad -- if you dress it up appropriately (let's say this wasn't meant for a design firm where black is the official corporate color).
But what I found wrong with this chair was the support -- or rather, the lack of support. I felt like the chair made me slouch, and encouraged me to sit in odd positions, which may be comfortable on, say, a sofa, but not so much in a task chair.
Herman Miller, on the other hand, had a crazy-looking chair out this year (the name escapes me, but the back support actually looks like a spine) and it was really comfortable.
http://www.hermanmiller.com/global
Both chairs are bit extravagant for a home-office, though, unless you work from home.
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The Herman Miller chair is called Embody.
http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/?p=391
Check out the video about it. Kind of neat.
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