| When mesh chairs first hit the office furniture scene in | | | | not flexible or breathable like the mesh. Most mesh |
| the 1990s they were immediately looked at as new, | | | | office chairs have no material or backing behind the |
| innovative and eye-catching. Mesh back chairs offer a | | | | mesh. This design helps to promote airflow and keep |
| sleek, modern look that was instantly adopted by | | | | the user much cooler during the day. This will help to |
| anyone and everyone that wanted an up to date, top | | | | reduce overheating, sweating and the wrinkling of |
| notch office. Mesh chairs started to be used on many | | | | dress clothes. The lack of a solid backing allows the |
| popular TV shows and in numerous Hollywood films, | | | | mesh to expand and stretch to meet your specific |
| which helped to demonstrate the stature that the new | | | | body dimensions instead of forcing your body |
| modern office chairs conveyed. | | | | dimensions to meet those of the chair. High quality |
| Herman Miller took the lead by introducing one of the | | | | mesh chairs will almost always give the user the |
| first mesh office chairs, the Aeron. Herman Miller did | | | | feeling that they are floating because the mesh is so |
| not hold back with the functionality of their Aeron chair. | | | | light and your body never comes into contact with a |
| Almost everything on the chair was adjustable | | | | stiff backing. |
| including: the armrests, seat depth, seat height, a fully | | | | Although many great mesh chairs exist, it is still |
| adjustable backrest and adjustable lumbar support. | | | | important to avoid mesh office chairs that may end up |
| Even with all of these high end ergonomic functions, | | | | causing more harm than good. It is very important to |
| the Aeron's mesh upholstery was an even greater | | | | "test drive" mesh back chairs before buying. The |
| feature. Many mesh chairs feature mesh that is | | | | quality of mesh on the chair is critical and the only way |
| coarse and stiff or soft and stretchy. The coarse, stiff | | | | to know if it is comfortable is to sit in the chair. Try to |
| mesh will provide adequate support but will be | | | | find mesh that is comfortable to the touch and stiff |
| uncomfortable to the touch and may ruin clothing. The | | | | enough to provide good support. Some mesh chairs |
| soft, stretchy mesh will be comfortable initially but | | | | may feature a mesh seat and mesh backrest while |
| when the mesh sags it will no longer provide the | | | | others may feature a mesh backrest and padded |
| needed support and over time the user will start to | | | | fabric or padded leather seat. It is important to sit in a |
| experience pain. Herman Miller was able to use a | | | | couple different models to determine which type is the |
| Pellicle mesh that was both soft and strong. They | | | | most comfortable. Also consider how many hours per |
| successfully designed an ergonomically correct chair | | | | sitting you will be in the chair. If you will be in your chair |
| with a high quality mesh that was soft enough to | | | | for more than 4 or 5 hours at a time then it is usually |
| provide maximum comfort for long hours and durable | | | | better to have a padded seat. A mesh seat can |
| enough to resist sagging over time. It was Herman | | | | cause added stress to the tailbone that can cause |
| Miller's combination of premium mesh and an | | | | pain and numbness if used for extended hours. The |
| ergonomic chair design that catapulted them to the top | | | | added padding that is received from a fabric or leather |
| of the mesh chair industry. Since the inception of the | | | | seat will help to alleviate the tension that is exerted on |
| Aeron, almost every other office chair manufacturer | | | | the tailbone. |
| has come up with their own mesh office chairs. | | | | Mesh back chairs can make a huge improvement in |
| The appeal of mesh back chairs is not only the high | | | | employee comfort, productivity and attitude. Instead of |
| tech design or the rave reviews that chairs like the | | | | having uncomfortable employees that get hot and |
| Aeron has received but also the amazing comfort that | | | | sweaty, mesh office chairs provide added air |
| mesh can provide to the user. Historically office chairs | | | | circulation. This circulation will immediately make the |
| have been upholstered with fabric, leather or vinyl. | | | | employee more comfortable and therefore much |
| These types of upholsteries will always have some | | | | more productive. Having new aged mesh back chairs |
| type of hard backing with a foam filled seat and | | | | that employees can look forward to working in is an |
| backrest. Although comfortable, these upholsteries are | | | | advantage in any company. |