New Office Seating Report from Knoll

Knoll has recently released an excellent new workplace research report – “The Future of Ergonomic Office Seating” by Dr Tim Springer of Hero Inc (Human Environmental Research Organization, Inc).

In the report the author makes some key points about office seating pointing out some office chairs are quite complex and users need to be trained in how to use them correctly. He also shows that research into sitting tends to focus on a limited field of activities and often relies on old or limited data.

The report goes on to look into what an office chair should be capable of, covering things like:

• Supporting the body and its activity
• Promoting movement
• Enabling improved performance
• Ease of use
• Not be harmful

Next it looks at the future of ergonomic office seating, how the work environment has changed and how designers and seating manufacturers need to always be looking for new materials and ideas as well as using eco friendly materials if at all possible.

Here’s where The Future of Ergonomic Office Seating Report can be downloaded. It raises many interesting points about what really matters in office seat design.