An Interview with Peter Opsvik

Peter Opsvik

We had the privilage of sitting down with designer Peter Opsvik, a short while back to get this rare interview.  Considered by many to be one of the most influential seating designers of all time, Mr. Opsvik’s ideas and concepts have found their way into many of todays most well known chairs.  Mr. Opsvik has Read more »

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Why the PEEL rocking recliner offers optimal comfort and health for your back.

There’s nothing like switching off after a long day at the office. Coming home to that soft-as-a-cloud sofa that after 5 minutes is not so soft. Half sitting, half lying because your body wants to recline but the sofa doesn’t. Stuffing cushions behind your back because the sofa doesn’t have stuffing where you need it. Read more »

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Is Variable balans the best chair for pregnant women?

The benefits of using a kneeling chair during pregnancy Midwife, Jean Sutton, and Pauline Scott, an antenatal teacher, in a theory they developed called  ‘Optimal Foetal Positioning‘ (OFP) [1], found that the mother’s position and movement could influence the way her baby lay in the womb in the final weeks of pregnancy. Many difficult labours Read more »

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A moving testimonial ..

Every once in a while a story comes in that touches us, and we thought this one was something to pass along. One of our dealers in Milwaukee Wisconsin just sold 8 Gravity balans chairs to an 85 year old senior citizen. She is a long time (20 yr) proud owner of a Gravity and Read more »

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Standing desks need a standing support

Current research reports that increasing activity in your working day improves long term health. Many articles in the media are advising working from a standing position, because of the increase in muscle work.  However, standing without the freedom to sit, or at least support the body, is associated with back pain and lower limb pain Read more »

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To stand or to sit at work? That is the current question. (What is being left out of the current “Standing versus Sitting” debate)

  An interesting dichotomy has arisen in the ergonomic world due to the research demonstrating that increasing incidental activity in the day is beneficial to long term health, particularly for those that have a sedentary job (see Working from a stand-up desk).[1] For decades ergonomists have advised office workers to “eliminate muscle activity where you Read more »

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Fidget to Focus. Can a chair make you smarter? Varier’s Move stool utilized in comprehensive study of ADD/ADHD children

Can a chair make you smarter? Varier’s Move stool utilized in comprehensive study of ADD/ADHD children to evaluate how “movement while sitting” aids in concentration and cognitive ability. Varier’s Move stool is quite possibly the perfect chair for homework or grown-up work. Research points to movement as the key to focus and improved posture. Longtime Read more »

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Working from a stand-up desk? You need to move.

Working from a stand-up desk? You need to Move Jenny Pynt PhD Seat design that facilitates sitter movement has long been a design priority of Variér. But Edward Miano, President of Variér USA, is ensuring his company keeps pace with all facets of medical research, not only that relevant to the ergonomic world.  Mindful of Read more »

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Your ergonomic chair may not be the cause of your back pain- but your sofa just might

Do you find getting your socks and shoes on in the morning is the day’s first challenge? Or was it when you had to logroll from bed without bending or twisting your spine, feeling like a concrete truck made a deposit in your spinal column during the night? How could I have back pain you Read more »

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Variable Balans on Amazon’s list of Best Selling Office Chairs

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In less than 20 months after making its debut on Amazon.com, the Variable balans by Varier Furniture has made its way onto Amazon’s highly regarded bestseller list of best selling office chairs. As of this writing, Variable balans was ranked number 14 in the “Best Selling Office Task Chairs” category on Amazon.com and climbing. This Read more »

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