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Life Chair
A 2002 ergonomic task chair with automatic recline, flexible frame and dynamic seat pan.
673 × 1143 × 622 mm
2002
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Life Chair was designed with Formway and introduced in 2002. Its synchronized recline uses body weight as a counterbalance, while the seat pan flexes forward and adjusts four inches in depth.
Back and frame
An elastomeric knit suspension works with the flexible frame to support the pelvis, lumbar area and shoulders.
Dimensions
The representative high-performance-arm chair is 26.5 in W × 24.5 in D × 45 in H at maximum adjustment.
Knoll lists lower and higher cylinders as alternatives to this representative.
Story
Environmental rethinking
Knoll describes Life’s 2002 introduction as a new stage in its approach to environmental responsibility. Formway considered not only material selection but also the quantity of material and whether parts could be separated, removed and updated.
Ergonomics through response
The chair combines auto-balanced recline, a forward-flexing seat pan and a suspended knit back so that support changes with reclined, upright and perched positions.
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