Steelcase Karman™️ goes beyond other leading mesh chairs bynaturally responding to a body’s movement, delivering industry-leading comfortand sustainability. Introducing the all-new Steelcase Karman™️, the ultimate ergonomic meshchair that’s designed to naturally respond to the body’s movements, providecomfort in an entirely new way and deliver on sustainability.“Karman is the amalgam of all our learning and legacy – there’s DNA ofevery single one of our chairs built into it. It’s the evolution of everythingwe know about seating and the way people work.” – Mark Spoelhof, design director for SteelcaseInspired by the Kármán Line, where the earth’s atmosphere meets space andweightlessness becomes possible, Steelcase has pushed the limits of design andengineering to create a chair that goes beyond traditional mesh chairs.
Karman’s systematic approach to comfort relies on multiple components workingin harmony to deliver an experience that goes beyond, keepingthe user engaged with their work and promoting comfort throughout the day. Beyond Mesh: The Steelcase Karman™️ chair features arevolutionary 21st-century design that incorporates a proprietary performancetextile called Intermix. Workingtogether with the flexible frame, Intermix provides perfect tension that evenlydistributes weight over the seat and back, while flexing to your movements andconforming to your body’s contours for optimal ergonomic support that neversags. Inspired by the dynamism of athletic performance wear, Intermix iscreated using an exclusive weaving process that integrates yarns and filaments.The filaments can be spaced close together to create an opaque version ofIntermix, or further apart to create a transparent, more traditional mesh look.Using multiple colors in the weave creates the appearance of a color shift whenlooking at the chair from different angles – take the red/blue color shift forexample. It creates a dynamic purple gradient impression.
Beyond Comfort: Unlike many other mesh chairs, the Steelcase Karman™️ eliminates stiffedges, allowing users to sit in any position comfortably. Its design reliesmore on physics than mechanism – intuitively responding to your movement andweight while providing effortless comfort. Both the seat and back on SteelcaseKarman have an organic flexibility that harmonizes with the movement in thelower frame.
“In a world experiencing fundamental changes in the way people work,whether at home, in the office or both, we need and want a chair that worksbetter,” – Mark Spoelhof, design director for Steelcase. “Comfort is built into every aspect of Karman – it’s reactive to eachbody type and posture and adapts to all the different ways in which we mightsit in a chair so you’re not aware of it, but it moves with you continually.”Beyond Convention: Steelcase Karman™️ has notonly been designed for comfort, but also sustainability. Its innovative approach to designbegan with the planet in mind, using sustainable materials and the least numberof components necessary. In fact, the leading model of Karman weighs only 13Kilograms, yet is strong enough to support all body types.“We’ve pushed materiality, shape and geometry as far as we can pushthem, using significantly less material than other performance chairs whileoffering even better affordances. Many of Karman’s parts are doing double ortriple duty, allowing it to function with about one-half less material thantraditional task chairs, making it as organically responsive to the human bodyas possible.” – Mark Spoelhof, design director for Steelcase. Where to BuyKarman Chair is now available for sale through Steelcase owned onlinestores in Singapore, Australia, China and Japan with retail pricing startingfrom USD 1300++ upwards. Consumers can also make their way to Steelcaseshowrooms for sitting experience
