Top 5 Office Chair Solutions by Via Seating

Via Seating has made a name for itself manufacturing top quality chairs for office use. Their award winning products have earned them loads of positive attention from health professionals, seating experts, and ergonomists alike. Their products work excellently in homes, business offices, waiting rooms, reception areas, medical facilities, and are known for delivering revolutionary modern style to any environment. These versatile chairs are ergonomic, healthy, and all reasonably priced. Check out our top five favorite office chair solutions by Via Seating!

First on our list is the ever stylish 8901-11C-85A Neva Mid Back Chair by Via Seating for your office. This chair is a study in light and shadow. Its minimalist design exhibits a bold modern look that's sure to impress anyone in a conference room. As simple as it looks though, this chair is actually a complex piece of ergonomic machinery designed to relieve back pain. Designed by David Jenkins, this chair features a sophisticated flex-to-fit cervical spine that follows the body's contours for maximum support. Versatility also makes this chair one of the best ergonomic office chairs for executive use and tasking applications as well. If the mid back size really isn't your style, don't worry. The Neva look is available in both a high back and a guest chair option as well. Just choose an upholstery from one of Via's seven fabulous leather colors, and your office will be dressed for success!


Next up is a guest chair that any modernist would swoon over. The 304-C Vista Contemporary Leather Stack Chair by Via Seating is just one of the Vista collection's trendy chairs for office guest use. Its contemporary practical design is part of what makes this guest chair a favorite among healthcare facilities. The chair is offered in seven stylish leathers and framed by a shinning chrome that guests are sure to appreciate. Any chair in the Vista collection would make a superb addition to any office visitor area, including lounges, reception areas, waiting rooms, and even lobbies. Vista chairs are available in stool and bariatric styles as well, and some even offer mobility features. They make especially great additions to medical facilities like pediatric offices, dentistries, and hospitals, but they do wonderfully in other capacities too.

For a guest chair with maximum style, look no further than the 7101-24CR Via Seating Oslo Sled Base Side Chair for your welcome area. The Oslo offers ergonomic comfort to those in waiting rooms, reception areas, and lobbies alike. As one of Via's most stylish guest chairs with ergonomic features, the Oslo even boasts arm rests for easy relaxation, and a cushy contemporary design that visitors have been known to love. The chair boasts graceful curves for an elegant look that will compliment any classy office environment. Available in seven stylish leather choices like saddle, nutmeg, bordeaux, and espresso, and one of the most popular pieces of comfortable furniture for waiting room use by Via Seating around, the Oslo is not to be glanced over!

The next chair on our list is one of the coolest modern chairs for office training use on the market today. The 102-C-31A Via Seating Cali Stack Chair features a uniquely modern design at an affordable price other manufacturers just can't seam to match. The Cali is one of the most versatile guest chairs out there, functioning as both a visitor's chair in waiting rooms and reception areas, but also as a terrific seating solution for training rooms and classrooms as well. This chair is also available in an armless option for convenience, and both styles come in six cool colors to better match office decor. Super stackable for easy transport, space saving, and cleaning, Via has outdone themselves with this simple, yet stylish little chair.

And finally, we leave you with the best Via has to offer. As strange as it looks, the 1-SWUS Special Edition Swopper Chair by Via Seating is actually a paragon of ergonomic invention. This office stool is the recipient of three prestigious awards for innovation and sophisticated design. The Swopper is an remarkable solution for those with serious back pain. This precision instrument uses multifunctional German engineering to naturally improve posture to reduce inflammation. Overall, the stool has been proven to improve nourishment to the inter-vertebral disc, assist lymphatic flow, relieve pain by strengthening the muscles of the back and abdomen, and improve circulation. The stool even comes offers an optional back attachment to turn into a chair if so desired. It has become one of the most popular ergonomic chairs for office tasking applications, especially among individuals with severe back pain. Via offers this gem in numerous designs, some even equipped with mobility for added convenience. It is a chair perfect for those with an eye for what counts in a quirky design!

Read more »

Professional Office Interiors to Inspire Your Workplace Makeover

A well designed office space will create an excellent first impression. Using the right furniture and accent products in a cohesive nature show professionalism and class. This article highlights trendy office interiors sure to inspire your makeover project.

The Home Office

Working at home is an excellent opportunity to make your office completely your own! The perfect way to go about decorating your home office is by finding a "focal point". This can be specific color or art piece for you to orient your room around. In the example above, the focal point is the striped paintings behind the desk and the rug on the floor. The rest of the room uses muted analogous colors to showcase the focal points, creating a wonderfully balanced home office!
Now, you may be thinking "what if I can't find any furniture to go with the room?" Well, never fear! Office furniture manufacturers realize the importance of decor, and work to create furniture with variety to fit any room. In fact, most companies have lines of home computer desks specifically designed for the home office, so your room can look its very best!

The Conference Room

The conference room is perhaps one of the most important rooms in almost any office, so naturally, a makeover for one can be something of a challenge. Fortunately, furniture manufacturers have recognized this and have developed lines of conference room furniture that perfectly blend elegance with tranquility. Keeping the balance between comfort and sophistication is key when decorating a conference room, and nowhere is it more important to keep this balance than in your room's chairs. Today, conference chairs have reached the epitome of style and comfort so your guests never feel tired or stiff during those long meetings. So whether you choose to make the chairs or your conference table the focal point of the room, you can rest assured your guests will be impressed and relaxed at the same time!

The Lobby

Lobbies are typically the first room guests see when they enter an establishment, so its important to decorate with the motto "you never get a second first impression" in mind. It is important to make a room that reflects not only the characteristics of your business, but also looks as amazing as possible. The easiest way to go about this is to follow a protocol similar to home office decoration, that is, focusing more on the rest of the room, then finding furniture to accent it.
Manufacturers today have designed a vast array of lobby furniture available in all sorts of colors and shapes to beautifully accent any lobby. In the photo above, the circular arrangement of fashionable lobby seating that slightly alternate in design draws attention to the sculpture in the center, so guests have something to focus on. The arrangement is graceful, chic, and unique - a great first impression!

The Waiting Room

Waiting rooms are all about comfort, about making your guests or patients feel relaxed and entertained until you can reach them. The stylish waiting room showcased above is an exemplary illustration of a room that goes above and beyond for its guests! In this room, guests can lounge on the comfortable sofas with a good book or a magazine, or they can choose to work on a laptop at one of the convenient work tables while they wait. The room is tastefully decorated in warm orange tones and is cozy enough that a guest could take a short catnap if the wait time is a long one, and the art on the walls is unintrusive yet interesting enough to capture attention. The capacity for occupancy is high and room for improvements has been left in case the owner decides to add a television or a few end tables to enhance the decor. All in all, this stunning waiting room furniture configuration has everything it needs and the potential for more!

The Training Room

The addition of training rooms is one of the fastest growing trends in the business world today, and training room furniture goes right along with it. Training rooms are exactly what they sound like, rooms in which interns or new employees can be trained collectively in small classrooms. The best part about training room furniture is that it is extremely versatile. It isn't just for fast growing businesses. It can also fit seamlessly into libraries or classrooms as well! The designs of training room chairs are very diverse and can be elegant or simple depending on the room's needs. Not only that, they are available in scores of colors to match any decor. Most training tables have the ability to nest for easy storage, making them perfect for lounges, seminars, or cafeterias. Always accessible and ever useful, training room furniture can find a place in any institution and look good doing it!

Read more »

Popular Office Chair Styles for Home and Business Use

In today's post we will be covering several of the most common types of new office chairs, there function or purpose, and what makes them beneficial to end users. With so many seating options on the market it's important to educate yourself with as much buying power and product knowledge as possible. We hope that you find this post informative!

Style 1: Conference Chairs

It's all in the name! This form of chair is obviously designed for professional office use. Typically conference chairs feature loop arms and are upholstered in a leather of your choice. Common styles include both high back and mid back variations. In most cases, the larger the boardroom the fancier the conference chair. For small spaces a simple task style conference chair with mesh back is typically used. These types range from about $99 to $249 depending on brand. For more upscale conference areas a high back leather chair is often used to convey success. These range from about $299 on up. Again, these estimates completely depend on the brand you choose to go with.

Style 2: Desk Chairs

In most cases desk chairs are the most affordable style of chair made. They typically feature a fabric or breathable mesh back design like the chair pictured above. Modern desk chairs can offer quite a few quality ergonomic features like adjustable arms, built in lumbar supports, and various tension adjustments. The average price for a new desk chair is around $99 but more upscale models are certainly available.

Style 3: Executive Chairs

Executive office chairs are the definition of success and class in the workplace. A high end executive chair will feature a high back design, Italian leather upholstery, various top notch ergo features, and much more. The chair shown for example is one of the most upscale executive chairs on the market. The Concorde Presidential Chair sports a price tag of $2179. For a chair with this many features, and this high a comfort level, it's worth every penny! However, that's a bit unrealistic for the average consumer! That being said, the common conception is that executive chairs have to be extremely expensive. This is definitely not the case. Excellent executive chairs from respected manufacturers including Global Total Office can be purchased for as little as $399 in a variety of leather options. Depending on the statement you are trying to make, and the level of comfort you demand, there is definitely an executive chair on the market for you!

Style 4: Guest Chairs

There are endless styles of guest chairs on the market today. So much so that it can be overwhelming! This category of chairs probably deserves a post of it's own but deserves a mention here none the less. Common guest chair styles include the following...

Side Chairs: Typically used in executive offices to compliment the decor. These types of guest chairs usually feature a wood finish and can be in either mobile or fixed leg variations.

Beam Seating: Beam seating is becoming more and more popular. As the modern office furniture boom continues, the market for products like beam seating will grow as well. This style of guest chair is often completely customizable. Beam seating offers the ability to add or remove seats and tables from a beam in order to maximize a spaces potential. This for of office seating is most commonly found in reception areas.

Lounge Chairs: Most of us are familiar with this style of chair. Lounge chairs are found in homes, waiting rooms, lobbies, and many other places. While fabric lounge chairs are popular, leather versions dominate the market. This type of chair will always be popular, as in most cases it allows for shoppers to pair a selection with other matching furniture from the same collection.

Style 5: Big & Tall Chairs

Big and tall office chairs are typically made to support up to 500 lbs. For most people to consider a chair "big and tall" it needs to support at minimum 300 lbs. Shoppers in the market for this style of chair will find a huge selection of awesome seating designed to provide optimum levels of comfort. Big & Tall seating often offers excellent ergonomic features and chair adjustability not found on other office chair styles.

Read more »