Big news for office chairs! The EN1335 standard was "updated" at the end of 2020, with the publication of the new edition. For those unfamiliar with this normative, here you can find some tips on the 1335 standard, and in particular on ergonomics and the "repercussions" in terms of health and well-being in the workplace. More than ten years after the previous edition, the reference standard for office chairs EN1335: 2020 introduces new evaluation criteria and above all a n

A good base is “the basis for a good chair”. The pun reveals the topic I am talking about today: 5-star bases , essential to give the correct movement and the right stability to all office and non-office swivel chairs. We will see the main features of this component for office chair  and discover the key factors for choosing the best base for our purpose. From the executive armchairs, through the VDT operative chairs, to the home office swivel chairs, each chair must (or shou

One of the most important and often underestimated office chair components is definitely the armrest. A correct choice of armrest improves well-being in the office. In this short GUIDE we will see the main types of armrests available on the market. Armrests are essential elements of an ergonomic office chair. They allow the seated person to relieve the pressure on the seat, avoiding pain in the buttocks. Furthermore, in the use of PC keyboard or in the increasingly frequent

The mechanism is the "heart" of every office chair, one of the main components for office chairs . However it happens very often that the adjustment controls, which are under the seat, are used roughly or not used at all. We've been making a short GUIDE that will allow you to distinguish and understand the main types of mechanisms for office chairs. Before starting, let's remember what was seen in the previous post Ergonomic office chairs : the office chairs offer adjustmen

In the previous post Ergonomics in the office we talked about the meaning of ergonomics and the benefits that an ergonomic office can offer. In this post we will instead talk about ergonomic office chair and how to choose one. An office chair must offer a set of adjustments that allow most users to find a comfortable seating position. The fact that a chair is comfortable for us is a subjective evaluation, related to some physical parameters, for example our stature, the

We hear more and more often about ergonomics and ergonomic products . It is a lively issue but sometimes people talk about it inappropriately. In this short article we would like to answer some simple questions, and in particular: What does ergonomic mean? Why is a product ergonomic or not? Regarding an office environment, what does ergonomic office mean? Why investing in  an ergonomic office? What does ergonomic mean. Let's start from a definition: Ergonomics is the disci