The Evolution Of Office Chair
• Historians claim that the most primitive office chair can be mapped out all the way back to Julius Caesar. The Roman emperor used to perform all the official business while sitting on a “Curule Chair.” The office chair took on more functional purposes throughout the centuries.
• In the early 1800s, train travel became progressively popular and train cars were furnished with the Centripetal Spring Armchairs that were designed by Thomas E. Warren and manufactured by the American Chair Company based out of Troy New York.
• Further after industrial revolution office chairs were designed by focusing more on increased productivity and efficiency. Businesses began to be even more cognisant about office environments and started looking for ways to permit personnel to work longer hours. Comfortable workspaces were prioritized, so that personnel would experience less fatigue all through the day.
• Charles Darwin is over and over again documented as the person who invented the idea of putting wheels on his office chair so that he can just scoot across his office and get to diverse specimens as needed.
• Otto von Bismarck is another famous patron of the office chair who assisted in popularizing the chairs. During his rule, he distributed office chairs throughout the parliament which further advanced a growing trend.
• In 1851, the office chair was introduced to the public during the Great Exhibition in London. Since then, office chair designs have continued to evolve while still working towards the same goal of providing a comfortable place to sit and work.
• The early office chairs weren’t all that visually appealing but these chairs were definitely functional. It was after 1970 that the chairs got a funky look. Ettore Sottsass a designer was working with Italian manufacturer Olivetti when he determined that the office may perhaps use a dash of colours.
• Ettore Sottsass bought-in bright reds, yellows and purples into an assortment of different office furniture such as chairs, desks and typewriters. This trend didn’t survive much after the 70’s but it unquestionably helped to insert a little fun and creativity in the world of office furniture.
• After 1976, the first time health and wellness of the personnel was taken into consideration, instead of minimally viewing the chair just as a tool for efficiency that eventually advantaged the business without worrying about the work environment. Functionality, ergonomics and efficiency all were considered together.
• Before this period i.e.1976, office chairs were only thought of as a means for enhancing productivity. However, the manufacturers didn’t recognize that efficiency was also associated with the employees’ happiness and comfort.
• A big evolution took place after 1976 and the chairs were designed with ergonomic science to some extent. These chairs were titled as Ergo. The Ergo was chiefly designed to increase the blood flow and provide spinal support to workers. In addition, these chairs had more adjustment features and were designed to provide a personalized outlook for superior comfort.
• In 1994, the still ubiquitous Aeron chair with a meshed backing was introduced.
• Around 2010, manufacturers began producing less expensive chairs that necessitated fewer moving parts and left a minimal carbon footprint.
• Now we are 2022, and people are becoming more and more aware about ergonomics, the science of human engineering. It’s nice to know that people are considerably increasing their consciousness of how ergonomics can help accomplish a better class of life.
We here at Bluebell are building a class of life with ergonomics; that gives millions and trillions of people around the world the comfort at the workspace. We are designing posture perfect ergonomic chairs to improve productivity and increase efficiency. The chairs designed by us are perfect support for your back, neck, shoulders, wrists and knees; while working for hours on a laptop, or a desktop.
When painful at work, it’s difficult to focus on the work and instead of increased productivity and efficiency you will end up troubled by the discomfort. A proper ergonomic chair from Bluebell will always maintain a natural “S” shape of your backbone and will thus aid in avoiding injury or strain to the muscles, backbone and subsequently the body. Switch to ergonomics, switch to bluebell.
