Everything you need to know about the material for ergonomic office chair

The comfort of an ergonomic office chair is closely related to the material selection of its seat, backrest, and other key parts. Whether it is comfortable to sit or not can be directly felt by the buttocks. 

For different people, ergonomic chairs manufacturer will use different materials, mostly foam, and mesh, but there are more specific subdivisions, and the comfort we sit on is largely affected by it. To choose an ergonomic chair, you have to choose the material that meets the needs of your body shape, so as to ensure its comfort.

What are the characteristics of ergonomic chairs with different materials?

Mesh

The mesh material allows for heightened ventilation and breathability by allowing air to flow through the chair to you while seated. This is a revolutionary advantage over traditional fabric or leather chairs which often restrict airflow, causing warmth and discomfort.
it is divided into the low elastic mesh and high elastic mesh, as for ventilation and breathability, the high-density mesh is better than low-density mesh.

1. Low elastic mesh 
▶ Advantages: Excellent support, easy to take care of. 
▶ Disadvantages: you will have a hard sitting feeling
▶ Suitable for people: people who are heavier and like to sit harder

2. High elastic mesh

▶ Advantages: soft and excellent ventilation and breathability

▶ Disadvantages: relatively lower support, the small density of mesh gap, large weight using mesh may have a sense of pressure. 
▶ Suitable for people: people like soft sitting and want good breathability.

Foam 
The foam used in the ergonomic chair has a characteristic of soft sitting feeling which make you feel secure, and people with huge weight are more likely to sit on foam ergonomic chair.
1. Common shaped foam. 
▶ Advantages: the price is cheaper and very soft. 
▶ Disadvantages: easy to collapse, low comfort. 

2. Memory foam. 
The utilization rate of memory foam is relatively high

▶ Advantages: high comfort, disperse more body gravity. 
▶ Disadvantages: easy to get dirty, not easy to take care of, heat dissipation is relatively weak.

Leather
Divided into genuine leather and PU, the utilization ratio for PU  is higher. 
1. Genuine leather
▶ Advantages: high-end style and easy to take care of. 
▶ Disadvantages: expensive, really expensive ~ need regular maintenance, not water resistance, if improper maintenance, there will be cracks. 
▶ Suitable for CEO office, boss office chair, study chair. 
▶ Recommended: rich people with a high budget

2. PU
▶ Advantages: the price is moderate, the texture is also good, it is more convenient to clean and take care of.
▶ Disadvantages: poor ventilation and breathability

▶ Suitable for staff office, home office, suitable for all kinds of scenes.
▶ Recommended: For those who pursue performance-to-price ratio.
▶ PU leather is rarely used to make an entire ergonomic chair, but it is often used in headrests or armrests

Combined materials

Most of the ergonomic chairs of imported brands are made of combined materials, that is, the combination of mesh, foam, and leather. The advantage of combined materials is to provide more appropriate support for different places.
1. Mesh + foam combination
Ergonomic chairs mostly use the combination of foam seat and mesh backrest, such a combination for the back and seat to give the corresponding support, the back is more suitable, the seat is a more stable sense of security.
▶ Advantages: soft sitting feeling and wrapped backrest, better load-bearing.
▶ Disadvantages: if the single-layer high elastic mesh material, the back will be lack support.

2. Mesh + leather combination
Commonly used is the combination of the leather seat, mesh back, and leather armrest
▶ Advantages: easy to take care of.
▶ Disadvantages: poor ventilation and breathability

Conclusion
Full mesh, foam, or mesh + foam are the most commonly used materials for ergonomic chairs, which are applicable to various body shapes and heights.
If you are in large size and high weight, the foam ergonomic chair is more suitable for you, good load-bearing is not easy to appear a sense of pressure if you like the mesh, you should choose the material of high-elastic mesh;
If you are of small size and small weight, foam and mesh can be a good option. If the figure and weight are moderate, it depends on your personal preference. I personally recommend the combination of mesh and foam combination. If you like soft sitting feeling, use foam or high-elastic mesh, and choose low-elastic full-mesh if it is harder.