Varier Variable Balans Original Kneeling Chair Designed by Peter Opsvik (Red Revive Fabric with Natural Ash Base)

Brand: Varier
Color: Red Revive Fabric With Natural Ash Base
Product Dimensions: 14"D x 14"W x 28"H
Size: 14D x 14W x 28H in
Back Style: Open Back
Material Birch:
: Material Birch
: Item Weight 14.15 Pounds
Frame Material Wood:
: Frame Material Wood
: Seat Material Type Ash Wood

The ONLY original kneeling chair designed by Peter Opsvik in 1979
Now includes FREE soft tape ($50 value) for floor protection! Avoid scratches on hard floors
Norwegian design, manufactured in Europe
Highest quality wood means no additional crossbar needed
Most flexible and strongest wood on the market gives extra flexibility and bends better.

Original kneeling chair

Variable’s unique design and functionality makes it an icon that is instantly recognizable. The sophisticated kneeling design gently tilts your pelvis forward, which encourages a natural upright posture. With strong core muscles and minimal pressure on your spinal discs, your back and shoulders relax.

Place your weight firmly on the forward sloping seat of the kneeling chair, and one or both of your lower legs on, in front of, between, or beside the shin pads to vary your sitting position.

Sitting on a Variable Balans kneeling chair offers a brand new sitting experience. Place your weight on your bottom when sitting, and on your shins when varying your positions. Your body may need time to adapt to the chair, take your time and gradually increase the time you spend on your Variable kneeling chair. We know that you’ll never want to go back to your old way of sitting!

The Variable Balans kneeling chair is an iconic embodiment of Scandinavian simplicity. Designed as an open construction free of mechanical adjustment parts, the chair is light weight and can easily be moved around while requiring minimal cleaning efforts, making it a stylish companion which adheres to the demands of a modern lifestyle.

Together with the tilted seat, the gently curved wood ensures that the kneeling chair follows your body’s natural movement. When using the chair your muscles are stimulated, decreasing negative effects of static sitting. The kneeling chair encourages dynamic and active sitting positions, allowing the body to flow and find its own balance – just as nature intended.

All parts of a Varier kneeling chair are manufactured in Europe. The production process at Varier’s longstanding manufacturing partner has been optimised to minimise waste.

Rethink sitting

We design for the human body. This means that the movements our chairs invite for are the intuitive motions our bodies naturally want to follow. Our chairs encourage a variation of positions, as opposed to imposing a single perfect posture, because we know that there is no such thing. We believe that the next position is always the best. Ultimately, we wish to invite people to move, and make it an essential part of everyday life - even when we sit.