First of all, let's briefly introduce the brand SteelCase. SteelCase is a large office furniture enterprise with a history of 100 years in the United States. Many of the world's top 500 companies adopt its solutions, such as Nokia, General Electric, Motorola, etc., and many educational institutions, such as New York University. Please go to its official website for details. SteelCase has made in-depth research on the office environment, including the setting of socket positions, the height setting of partitions in the office area, etc., in order to achieve a very good balance between office efficiency and personal privacy. Its design team is mainly from France, while medium and high-end products are mainly produced in Malaysia. Not long ago, SteelCase could not send a survey on office staff in 17 countries, and made an in-depth analysis of their different use habits and needs.

SteelCase's product line is very complex, ranging from chairs to tables, as well as the overall scheme design of various office meeting rooms and even tea rooms. Its professionalism is beyond the reach of domestic enterprises. In terms of seats, it can be roughly summarized as the following models:

Think

Think is an ergonomic and environmentally friendly office chair launched by Steelcase. It is full of insight, can understand your sitting style and make direct adjustments. Think is the most widely used model in various enterprises. It is positioned in the middle end of the whole Steelcase product line. There are Gesture and Leap on the top, Let's B and APT on the bottom, etc. Think supports your hips and waist very well. When you just sit down, you can feel a cushion that has never been found on other seats. It's very comfortable. Of course, it is also not perfect. For example, even if it is equipped with a lumbar support, its lumbar support has exceeded most products on the market, but it is not as excellent as Leap. In addition, because the design time is a few years ago, when the iPad and mobile office were not popular, Think is more suitable for working at a desk with computers.

Gesture

Gesture launched by Steelcase is the first chair to promote efficient interaction between people and technology. It is specially designed for the working mode of people today. Gesture is the latest high-end positioning product released by Steelcase at the end of 2013. Its can meet the office needs of tablet, mobile phone and computer in different positions. Compared with Think, it gives users more adjustment redundancy. You can use the iPad for a long time without feeling tired. Of course, its main disadvantage lies in its high price. The quotation starts at about 5000 yuan.

Leap 

Leap seats have a series of excellent adjustment functions, which can provide all-round support for users of various shapes and heights. Leap is a traditional classic model of Steelcase. Before the launch of Think and Gesture, Leap has always been Steelcase's flagship product. Until now, it is still very popular. The price is between Gesture and Think. Leap provides excellent lumbar support because of its unique structural design. Leap has a unique design among all the office chair products of Steelcase.

Let's B - Steelcase

Let's B seats achieve an economical balance between ensuring personal comfort experience, providing effective support and allowing employees to express themselves individually. Let's Series B is a product of Steelcase positioned in the SME market. Positioning the low-end in the whole product line, but still providing a very comfortable sitting feeling. The price is in the range of 1000-2000 yuan. Large enterprises prefer to use it as an office chair in the conference room.

Today, the protagonist I want to introduce, of course, is SteelCase's main product: Think series office chairs.  

When Think was just launched, it was once highly sought after and won many design awards and ergonomic awards, including many patents.

You may wonder how the author could have known so well? Could he be an insider in the office furniture industry? In fact, because my company uses this product, I feel very good after sitting, and I will not feel uncomfortable after a day. If the chair is not ergonomic, you may feel buttocks ache after sitting for an hour.

Everyone's work station is like this. Pay attention to the position of the socket, which is located behind the telephone. It is carefully designed. The red baffle height is included to protect privacy, while the side glass is helpful to observe the outside world:

This is the scene of delivery:

It's all packaged new Think seats:

SteelCase also sent designers to give lectures:

Since the experience in the company is very good, we are ready to start a set at home.

With regard to the purchase channel, children's shoes in Magic City and Imperial City are suggested to go directly to the official experience exhibition hall to experience and purchase, while those on duty in other cities can consult the authorized dealer. At present, there are authorized dealers in Chengdu, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, Kunming, Shenyang, Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Qingdao, Wuxi, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Zhongshan and Shenzhen. You can go to the official website to inquire, so as not to say that I am advertising. Of course, Steelcase mainly focuses on the enterprise market. If your MOQ is too small, the dealer may refuse, so you really have to take a chance.

The author finally chose Think. According to Steelcase's sales, this style is also the best selling one for their internal employees. Gesture's price is about twice that of Think, which is over budget. The price of Leap is about 1.5 times that of Think. At that time, I hesitated to buy one Think and one Leap. Finally, I chose two Thinks for the sake of visual aesthetic unity (actually to save money). In terms of configuration, the most basic style is adopted, and silver metal five-star legs are not used. Instead, we chose the cheapest plastic material. Because there is no lumbar support and no discomfort when using it in the company, and the effect of lumbar support is not very obvious during on-site seat test. So although the salesperson strongly recommended it, I still didn't have a lumbar support. This also saves 600 oceans for each chair.

The color of the cushion and backrest of the chair is optional. I chose green with white back and purple with grey back. (Don't complain about my aesthetics. I regret it!) Another key point is that since the future use environment is the floor, it is necessary to change the default hard wheel to the soft wheel. After selecting the color and configuration, pay and place the order. Because some parts were made by Malaysian factories, they were sent back to China for assembly (I don't know the details, but the sales are fooling me anyway). Therefore, a total delivery period of about 2 months is required.

Products received:

Let's see the details. Single weight is 14.3KG, and more than 90% of the whole chair is made of biodegradable materials:

back:

Side mechanical structure:

Handrails are well made and can be adjusted separately

Can rotate at multiple angles:

The metal support mesh on the back has different support force for each metal, which is a patented design:

Bottom:

another one piece:

Hydraulic control mechanism, wrapped with steel frame, fine workmanship:

Control mechanism, the runner is used to control the third gear pressure, and the paddle is used to adjust the chair height:

The actual use experience is really very good. At the moment of sitting down, this chair has a buffering feeling, which has never been seen in other office chairs. This product is very cost-effective. I have seen a merchant selling more than 5000 yuan on Taobao, which is too lucrative.

The price of direct purchase from the manufacturer is only half of that, which can be called conscience. What is the price of 2XXX? Even IKEA IKEA's Marcus needs 1299. If you actually go to IKEA to have a try, you will find that Think and Marcus are products of two worlds. Whether it's industrial design, materials, or the actual feeling of sitting, Marcus has been thrown away from several streets. Not to complain about IKEA, but I can say without exaggeration that once you experience Think, you would rather spend twice as much money than want Marcus.

As for some other domestic brands that often sell for more than 3000 yuan, we don't need to name them (these domestic brands seem to have a lot of gunmen and dare not provoke them). Although they weigh more than 30 kilograms and are all steel structures, the actual sitting feeling is just like that. At present, the low-end of any domestic brand office chair known as ergonomics in the mall is close to 2000. In contrast, Steelcase, as an industry expert who has focused on office furniture for more than 100 years, its main product is only 2XXX, which is really conscience!

As for products such as Aeron and Embody, this is really a world of trenches. They often sell for 80 million yuan. Personally, it is not worth investing in a single chair.