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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-capi

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/ http://www.haginc.com/products/hag-capisco/

mintplant 8y ago
I end up doing this all the time with ordinary desk chairs.
pkaye 8y ago
I'd call this the Will Riker chair.
lubos 8y ago
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.
- anotheryou 8y ago
  I agree, I slouch on it, but in various ways. It's quite comfy even sideways.
dhimes 8y ago
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."
- ThePadawan 8y ago
  I think the parent is suggesting that the scenario describe is the most usual way to use it, but not their most favorite way.
- frou_dh 8y ago
  I'm not convinced by this concept at all! https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0200/1582/products/HAG_Capisco_8106_2_e72c1b18-9582-4521-b1e3-a0b65516862b_grande.jpg?v=1479857222 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0200/1582/products/HAG_Cap...
  - dhimes 8y ago
    Oh dear. That has "meme" written all over it!
- jfim 8y ago
  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 https://www.capisco.ca
swerner 8y ago
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.
atombender 8y ago
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/ https://varierchairs.com/product/variable-balans/ [2] https://www.ignant.com/2015/08/27/globe-furniture-by-peter-opsvik/ https://www.ignant.com/2015/08/27/globe-furniture-by-peter-o... [3] https://hiconsumption.com/2013/03/reclining-gravity-balans-chair/ https://hiconsumption.com/2013/03/reclining-gravity-balans-c...

mintplant 8y ago

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

pkaye 8y ago

I'd call this the Will Riker chair.

lubos 8y ago

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.

anotheryou 8y ago
I agree, I slouch on it, but in various ways. It's quite comfy even sideways.

dhimes 8y ago

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."

ThePadawan 8y ago
I think the parent is suggesting that the scenario describe is the most usual way to use it, but not their most favorite way.
frou_dh 8y ago
I'm not convinced by this concept at all! https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0200/1582/products/HAG_Capisco_8106_2_e72c1b18-9582-4521-b1e3-a0b65516862b_grande.jpg?v=1479857222 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0200/1582/products/HAG_Cap...
- dhimes 8y ago
  Oh dear. That has "meme" written all over it!
jfim 8y ago
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 https://www.capisco.ca

swerner 8y ago

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.

atombender 8y ago

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/ https://varierchairs.com/product/variable-balans/ [2] https://www.ignant.com/2015/08/27/globe-furniture-by-peter-opsvik/ https://www.ignant.com/2015/08/27/globe-furniture-by-peter-o... [3] https://hiconsumption.com/2013/03/reclining-gravity-balans-chair/ https://hiconsumption.com/2013/03/reclining-gravity-balans-c...