NEW THINK CHAIR
Steelcase, the global leader in the office furniture industry, has officially launched the new Think® chair – smarter, simpler and fully committed to sustainability.
First launched in 2004, it was embraced as an innovation breakthrough in performance and quickly became a pioneer of sustainability. Steelcase always approaches innovation with sustainability in mind and this also drove the redesign process of Think®.
“Today, as we relaunch Think®, we’ve once again started with sustainability as a goal, proving that making products sustainable makes great business sense”, says Allan Smith, Global Marketing Director of Steelcase.
For the past 10 years the Steelcase design team have worked closely with eco-design networks to find additional improvement opportunities and suppliers who could provide appropriate recycling materials with the correct technical properties. The result is that, for the new Think® chair, a pre-consumer recycled polyamide was used on significant parts instead of the usual virgin polyamide, which helps reduce carbon emissions. Allan Smith then continued: “A lot has changed since the original Think® came into our lives. Think® has grown up so much in the last 10 years. It is more refined and elegant. We’ve harnessed all that innovation and intelligence and made it into something even better. “
The new Think® chair has incorporated the key product innovations below into the new design:
Innovative Design Features and Functions
The most noticeable difference in Think® is the back of the chair. Instead of 20 independent flexors, there are now 15 uniquely shaped flexors that are linked together as part of the Integrated LiveBack System, designed to give users an unprecedented level of ergonomic support.
LiveBack System: The new Think® is smart. Its Integrated LiveBack system uses a system of energy to conform with the users body and moves as they change postures. It features an advanced weight-activated mechanism, so everybody can get comfortable, quickly.
Easy Disassembly: Think® has a smart design, which makes it easy to assemble and disassemble.
Ease of Use: The simple controls are more integrated in the design and are easier to adjust providing greater flexibility in task, collaborative, learning and social applications.
Multifunctionality: The chair can be used in a conference room, shared space, breakroom or café area.
Available now at designFARM.
