The problem with those is that as the backrest pivots, your shoulders go back, and your lumbar is pressed forward this puts some forward pressure on your legs, almost like it’s pushing you forward out of your seat. This mechanism is an excellent combination, better for me than other Humanscale chairs, which have the backrest swivel, but no seat slide. Once the backrest swivels back as far as it goes, the chair goes into stage two, where the backrest reclines even further (though not jutting any further into the lumbar region), and the seat slides forward on a slightly-angled track: This is a two-stage recline mechanism, the first stage being just the backrest swivel, which works like this: This happens in conjunction with (but after) an independently-operating backrest swivel mechanism, which doesn’t just recline backward, but simultaneously arches your back, by pressing forward into your lumbar region. This chair makes use of one of the rarest types of recline styles around the “seat slide” mechanism, whereby the seat itself moves forward along a track as you recline. Again, you can’t get perfect adjustments, but it’ll work for a wide range of users, and it’s actually the workstation setup that’s going to be more of a concern, as we’ll see in a bit. One of the best features is how it can self-adjust to a variety of user sizes, using body weight to set the recline tension, and the multi-panel mesh backrest, which conforms to a variety of back shapes without a problem. It’s light, airy, pleasant, and noticeably absent of pressure points, again because of the mesh. This is meant to be as simple as an office chair can get, and I think they nailed it in every one of those categories. The aesthetics on the Diffrient World Chair are second to none, as are its breathability (especially in the meshy designs), its light weight, and minimal use of parts. The Humanscale Diffrient World Chair, reviewed But if the not-so-adjustable design happens to work for your particular body type and work setup, it’s definitely worth a look. ![]() ![]() This is great for conference seating, shared workstations and so on, though it can’t offer the perfect Goldilocks adjustment you might prefer in a dedicated office chair suitable for all-day use. It accommodates the user’s body weight by adjusting the recline tension accordingly, meaning it conforms to users of many different sizes, without much need for adjustment. Still, the chair has a number of great features, particularly for shared seating. It came down to the simplicity, which proved to be very much a mixed blessing, particularly in terms of the self-adjusting recline mechanism, which relies on user body weight…and, unfortunately, a couple design flaws which kept requiring service visits, or replacement parts. ![]() There was a lot to like about it, and I wish it could have worked out, but I kept running into problems that ultimately meant it wasn’t for me. I actually owned this chair for about a year and a half before giving it up.
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