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Re:Saddle chair by frou_dh on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @04:26AM (#18281693)
Kneeling chairs are even nicer when they have a subtle rocking ability, rather than being planted flat

e.g. https://www.varierfurniture.com/en_gb/explore-our-chairs/kne...

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Re:Saddle chair by atombender on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @01:48PM (#18285629)
That's the Balans [1] (the original model of which is now marketed as Variable Balans), by Norwegian designer Peter Opsvik.

Opsvik was partly responsible for the wave of interest in ergonomic seating in the 1980s. He eventually wrote a book, Rethinking Sitting [2], about the topic.

[1] https://varierchairs.com/product/variable-balans/

[2] https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Sitting-Peter-Opsvik/dp/03...

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Re:Saddle chair by frou_dh on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @08:37AM (#18291850)
Cool - I love them and have several, but did not investigate much beyond hunting around to snag them for way less than retail. IIRC one was being advertised as Stokke.
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Re:Saddle chair by atombender on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @10:27AM (#18292669)
Stokke used to make the Balans, and it was part of their "Movement by Stokke" range, but they spun it off into a new company in 2006.

Another product that was moved over to the Balans brand was the Move chair by Per Øie [1], which is an actual saddle chair.

[1] https://www.archiproducts.com/it/prodotti/varier-furniture/s...

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