Standard Office Chairs in Big Factories

The standard office chairs in big factories are shifting from high-priced imported brands to more cost-effective domestic chairs.

In the past, some big factories tended to choose high-priced imported brands as their standard office chairs. For example, ByteDance once selected the American brand Humanscale World, which retails for about 8,000 yuan per chair. This chair was also known as the “Byte Chair” and was widely used within ByteDance. DJI purchased the Herman Miller Aeron, a well-known high-end office furniture brand with a retail price exceeding 10,000 yuan, four years ago. Herman Miller is renowned for its high-quality products and unique designs, and DJI's choice of this chair reflects its pursuit of high-quality office environments.

However, some big factories are now switching to relatively lower-priced domestic chairs. Taking ByteDance as an example, it plans to replace Humanscale World with the domestically produced Qingxian Intelligent S1, which has a public selling price of 2,549 yuan, in batches at its work sites in Beijing, Shanghai, and other locations from August 2024 to the second quarter of 2027. This move not only reflects the big factories' considerations regarding cost control but also indicates that domestic office chairs have gained recognition from big factories in terms of quality and performance. As a representative of domestic chairs, Qingxian Intelligent S1 offers significant price advantages while also meeting the usage needs of employees in big factories in terms of design, comfort, and functionality.

In addition, companies such as DJI, Storm Films, and Dedao have also purchased office chairs from Qingxian Intelligent in the past, further demonstrating the competitiveness of domestic office chairs in the market. The choices made by these big factories often have a示范 (demonstrative) effect, and their procurement decisions will guide other companies to pay attention to and choose domestic office chairs, thereby promoting the development of the domestic office chair market.

The change in the standard office chairs of big factories is not only a necessity for their own development but also a reflection of the development of the domestic office chair industry. With continuous improvements in quality, design, and innovation, domestic office chairs are expected to be applied in more big factories in the future and become the mainstream choice in the office chair market.