Think Chair
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Think® is the chair with a brain and a conscience. It's intelligent enough to understand how you sit and adjust itself intuitively. It's thoughtful enough to measure and minimize its lifelong impact on the environment.
In fact, the Think® chair is the first product to ever receive Cradle to CradleTM Product Certification from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry's (MBDC).
Environmental
In developing the Think® chair, Steelcase considered where it comes from, how it is made, and what it will be when it's no longer a chair.
To create the Think® chair, they worked with McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), selecting only materials considered safe to the environment. The Think® chair, certified at the Gold level, is the first product to ever receive Cradle to Cradle™ Product Certification from MBDC. The Cradle to Cradle™ Product Certification evaluates a product for human and environmental health impacts throughout its lifecycle and its potential for being truly recycled or safely composted.
Certification of a finished product also requires the evaluation of energy-use quantity and quality (i.e., relative proportion of renewable energy), water-use quantity, water-effluent quality, and workplace ethics associated with manufacturing.
Ergonomics
The Think® chair is the simplest, most streamlined embodiment of Steelcase's deep understanding of people who sit, and how they sit throughout the day. The Think® chair's ergonomic features include:
Your Profile™ Seat and Back: Back flexors track with the individual movement of your spine and pelvis. The back flexors are individually shaped to the human form to provide optimum support for each area of the back. Seat flexors conform to your shape, providing a dynamic comfort pocket.
Your Power™ Mechanism: The Your Power Mechanism moves as fluidly as the human body does. It provides recline support in proportion to your own body weight, while keeping you oriented to your work.
Adjustable Arms: The Think® chair's arms retract up to three inches upon contact with your worksurface, allowing you to get closer to your work. They also pivot and move up and down to provide natural support.
Flexible Seat Edge: When you recline or lean forward, the seat edge flexes to relieve pressure on the back of the legs.
Your Preference™ Control: The Your Preference Control combines four comfort settings into one simple dial. Select your favorite setting : weight activated, weight activated with at 20% boost, mid-stop recline, and upright back lock.
Aesthetics
German designer Glen Oliver Löw says of the creation of the Think® chair, "Design isn't just about style. It's about integrity of materials, functional integrity and intent. Think® is a truthful chair - the result of open dialogue between engineers, environmentalists, and the designer."
Löw worked as the design partner of Antonio Citterio for over a decade, together creating accessible, clean, modern forms. Today, Löw continues to create designs that are transparent in their function. He says, "Transparency means that you show each component of the chair, that you can read its structure and understand how it works."
Durability
The Think® chair has been tested for up to 300 lbs. The Think® chair is backed by the Steelcase North America Lifetime Warranty.
