Gazette
Ergonomic Chairs vs Task Chairs: Where the Money Goes
What the ergonomic badge should mean before a chair earns the extra money, and where a plain task chair does the same job for a third of the price.
Cantilever Chairs: The Meeting Room Workhorse
The cantilever frame has no back legs, no casters and nothing much to break, which is why it still fills most meeting rooms. Here is what to check before you order a dozen.
Executive Chairs: Comfort, Presence, and the Leather Question
Padding depth, recline, and the three different things sold as leather. Plus the point at which a plain mesh chair is the better buy, even in a smart office.
Mesh Office Chairs: Breathable, Light, and Occasionally Misunderstood
What mesh backs genuinely do well, why the complaints are usually about the frame rather than the mesh, and how to pick one that survives full days.
The Task Chair Test: What to Look For Before You Buy
Five checks that separate a task chair people are still happy in after three years from one that quietly gets swapped for the spare out of the meeting room.