Steelcase conducted a study in 11 countries, observing over 2000 people in a wide range of environments and postures. It identified nine new postures that are a direct result of using small, mobile technology such as smartphones, tablets and laptops and new workplace behaviours.
The collection features three interfaces–core interface, upper limb interface and seat interface – to support these nine new postures like Strunch, Draw, Multi-Device, Text, Cocoon, Swipe, Smart Lean, Trance, and Take It In in the workplace.
Speaking at a launch event at the Design Museum in London, Mark Spragg, VP for Steelcase Northern Europe, said, “Gesture, we’re pleased to say, is truly a first. The first chair designed to support our interactions with today’s technologies. The first chair for the way we work now and in the future.”
The design of the chair is inspired from the human body and is made of interconnected parts to support every movement.
Encouraging motion, the upper limb interface brings people closer to a work surface to avoid hunching over a screen and easily move close to the body to support texting postures.
Unlike conventional chairs, the core interface supports the lower back when people recline to scroll on a tablet screen and seat interface adjusts rapidly to help users avoid perching on the edge of the chair.
Gesture will be available in the autumn of 2013.
