It's comfortable, it's functional.... it's an office chair!

One of the earliest known inventors of the office chair was ... Charles Darwin! Not only did he establish that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry but also contributed to the invention of the most convenient office furniture. Darwin added wheels to his personal lab chair so he could get to his specimens more quickly. Comfort was the primary focus of the original design, it allowed users to move the chair around their work area without getting up. The idea was to make it as comfortable and therefore as functional as possible so that employees would be more productive. As service industry began to expand the idea caught the attention of Otto von Bismarck, who popularised office chairs by distributing them throughout parliament.

There have been some cutting-edge improvements to the classic office chair as we know it. People with chronic back pain can now turn to specialised chairs as a replacement for their standard office chairs. These special chairs with weird design claim to ease back pain and even improve posture by redistributing some of the weight from the upper thighs to the calves. There are still studies to be done on the effectiveness of this new invention.


Some people consider office chair racing a 'sport'. In 2009, the first German Office Chair Racing Championship was held in Bad Koenig-Zell, Germany. Seventy participants brought their office chairs to race 170-meters downhill on a steep ramp. The only rule was that everyone wear a crash helmet, which many participants needed...

Did you know...?

An office chair travels seven and a half miles a year.

The most expensive office chair
produced by Interstuhl

Some specialists offer top-of-the-line accessories so you could race your office chair in style. Customers can customise their chairs with actual seats from a selection of cars like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Maserati.

Chairs in the Gothic period were found in churches as seats for the clergy. The ornate designs came from Mother Nature. When fabric covers were introduced, the prevalent pattern was the fleur-de-lis which resembled local foliage.

The most expensive office chair was produced by Interstuhl been exhibited at the Emirates Millionaire Show 2006. It is gold plated with solid gold inlays as well as flowery print on the cushions. This seat is labeled $ 65,000

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