Big Company Office Chair Trend
Big companies are showing a trend of shifting from high-end international brands to cost-effective domestic smart office chairs, while also emphasizing ergonomic design and health features. The specific manifestations are as follows:
1. The trend of replacing high-end international brands with domestic smart chairs ByteDance plans to gradually replace the Humanscale World ("Byte Chair") with a retail price of approximately 8,000 yuan, originally used in work areas such as Beijing and Shanghai, with the domestic chair Qingxian Smart S1 (public price of 2,549 yuan) from August 2024 to the second quarter of 2025, resulting in a significant price reduction. DJI previously purchased office chairs with a retail price of over 10,000 yuan, the Herman Miller Aeron, and later added purchases of Qingxian Smart's office chairs. This shift indicates that big companies are no longer solely pursuing high-end international brands in office chair procurement but are paying more attention to cost-effectiveness and functional suitability.
2. Technological breakthroughs and market recognition of domestic smart chairs Founded in 2023, Qingxian Smart's first dynamic ergonomic chair, the LiberNovo Omni, achieves functions such as waist-back adaptation, spinal stretching, and active ventilation through bionic structures, precision linkages, and three-electric technologies. The product has received over $10 million in support on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform and set a record for the highest crowdfunding amount in the chair category on Japan's Makuake, demonstrating that domestic smart chairs have international competitiveness in technological innovation and user experience.
3. Increased priority on ergonomic design and health features Big companies have significantly increased their demand for health features in office chairs. For example, the SumLush Xia Mumu Fit CC is widely used by programmers in big companies. Its technologies, such as the ZeroG Flow Dynamic Lumbar Support System, BackFit Four-Way Back-Waist Fit System, and S-Flex Dynamic Spinal Pressure Distribution Framework, can effectively reduce lumbar spine pressure and injury rates. These designs adapt to long sitting scenarios through dynamic support and pressure dispersion, aligning with big companies' emphasis on employee health management.
4. Diversified considerations in procurement decisions When choosing office chairs, big companies comprehensively evaluate factors such as brand, price, functionality, and long-term usage costs. Domestic smart chairs, with their technological iterations, localized services, and price advantages, are gradually becoming the mainstream choice. For example, the Qingxian Smart S1 retains core health features while keeping the price at about one-third of that of international brands, meeting the needs of big companies for cost reduction and efficiency enhancement.
