Office Chair News
Here is some information about office chairs:
Product Classification and Quality Issues Office chairs can be divided into two categories: narrow and broad. In the narrow sense, they refer to backrest chairs used for desk work in a sitting position. In the broad sense, they cover all office chairs (such as executive chairs and staff chairs). In recent years, several countries have recalled some office chairs made in China. In March 2023, the United States and Canada recalled some products due to the risk of backrest breakage, resulting in 10 injuries. In January 2025, the United States recalled the WorkPro Momentum office chairs again because bolt failures caused seven accidents and two minor injuries. The domestic market also has quality issues. In September 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation found that 15 batches of products were unqualified during spot checks, with stability issues being particularly prominent.
ByteDance's Office Chair Replacement Incident From August 2025 to the second quarter of 2026, ByteDance plans to gradually replace the Humanscale World ("Byte Chairs") in work areas in Beijing, Shanghai, and other cities. The newly purchased domestic Qingxian S1 costs about 2,500 yuan, only one-third of the original chairs. The replacement was due to employee feedback that the original chairs' backrests could not be "locked" and provided insufficient support. Although the Qingxian S1 has removed the motor and ventilation functions, it retains the core reclining follow-up technology, focusing on the "dynamic follow-up feel" for lumbar support, suitable for long sitting scenarios. Some employees have purchased it voluntarily. The Shanghai department has completed the replacement, while the Hangzhou branch has not been fully covered yet.
Procurement Trends of Tech Companies and the Development of the Qingxian Brand Companies such as DJI, Film Storm, and Dedao have purchased Qingxian smart office chairs, while DJI selected the Herman Miller Aeron, which costs over 10,000 yuan at retail, four years ago. Founded in 2023, Qingxian Intelligence has a founding team with a robotics background and has completed four rounds of financing, with investors including Hillhouse and Matrix Partners. In June 2025, its first dynamic ergonomic chair, the LiberNovo Omni, achieved functions such as waist-back adaptation and spinal stretching through bionic structures and three-electric technologies. It raised over 10 million US dollars on Kickstarter and set a crowdfunding record of 460 million yen on the Japanese Makuake platform. In terms of offline layout, Qingxian opened its first experience center in Shenzhen in December 2025 and accelerated its expansion in 2026, with simultaneous openings in six cities including Shanghai and Hangzhou.
