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The Capsico chair is another non-standard design where you can straddle the chair and lean you chest against the ‘back’. http://www.haginc.com/products/hag-capisco/

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I'd call this the Will Riker chair.

The previous office I worked in had a bunch of Capisco chairs. I hated them, personally, but a lot of people loved them.

The only "ergonomic" chair I've ever like is another chair by Capisco's designer, Peter Opsvik, called Balans, now made by Varier [1]. It's a kneeling chair that rocks and supposedly forces you to exercise your core and maintain a good posture. It's fairly expensive ($400) for such a simple piece of wood, but you can find cheaper used ones on eBay.

Opsvik designed some crazy chairs. My favourite crazy chair of all time is his Globe chair [2]. The Gravity Balans is also weird, but probably great.

[1] https://varierchairs.com/product/variable-balans/

[2] https://www.ignant.com/2015/08/27/globe-furniture-by-peter-o...

[3] https://hiconsumption.com/2013/03/reclining-gravity-balans-c...

It would be great if the website had a picture of someone actually using the chair. The way it's oriented with the desk makes it look like you lean your back against the "backrest."

I think the parent is suggesting that the scenario describe is the most usual way to use it, but not their most favorite way.

I'm not convinced by this concept at all! https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0200/1582/products/HAG_Cap...

Oh dear. That has "meme" written all over it!

There's actually many ways to use the chair. You can use it like a normal chair (back against the back rest), lean on the back rest with the front of your chest (if you need support while leaning), use it like a saddle chair by sitting on the end of it, etc. This website has some pictures: https://www.capisco.ca

I have Capisco 8106 for about a year now (previously Aeron).

The nice thing about Capisco is there are quite a few ways to sit on it so you end up using different muscle groups during the day rather than constantly using just one. You need a height adjustable desk to pair it with this chair.

I agree, I slouch on it, but in various ways. It's quite comfy even sideways.

I'm using one for a couple of years now and would buy it again in a heartbeat. The best office chair I've ever sat in.

I end up doing this all the time with ordinary desk chairs.

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