Office chairs: Engineered for extreme sitting

Everyone working from home knows just how painful it is to sit in the wrong kind of chair. Over the course of centuries, the modern office chair has emerged as the pinnacle of ergonomic comfort and support. Today, as a growing number of jobs are behind desks and computers, that design is more important than ever. Photo by Eric Helgas; styling by Alex Citrin-Safadi Transcript: https://qz.com/2084580

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