Gesture is the first chair designed to support our interactions with today's technologies.
Features
The New Sitting Experience
The New Sitting Experience
We didn’t start with a chair design; we started by looking at the unique movements and gestures of the body.
Core Interface
Designed to provide continuous and persistent support in a wide range of postures
Limb Interface
Designed to support the range of motion of the human arm
Seat Interface
Designed to provide comfort to the edge of the seat
Core Interface
Core Interface
Core Interface
The Gesture office chair back and seat move as a synchronized system, moving with each user to provide continuous and persistent support.
Limb Interface
Limb Interface
Limb Interface
The Gesture arm moves like the human arm, which allows users to be supported in any position.
Arms and shoulder remain supported when texting on a smartphone, typing on a keyboard or swiping a tablet.
Seat Interface
Seat Interface
Seat Interface
The Gesture seat brings comfort all the way to the edges. It is flexible at the perimeter to allow users to sit in a range of postures without obstruction.
Headrest
Headrest
Until now, headrests have largely been an afterthought, but the Gesture headrest is integrated into the design. The design of the Gesture headrest takes into consideration features such as factors head size, neck length and desired range of motion to support a greater range of user sizes.
Through this intentional design, the Gesture headrest not only provides comfort and support, but also offers an unprecedented range of motion. This results in more choice and control over work postures.
Gesture headrest range of motion:
- 5-inch range of height adjustment
- 4 inches of forward and backward pivot movement
- 90° of rotation
Insights
Global Posture Study
Global Posture Study
To best understand the body at work, we undertook a global posture study on six continents, observing over 2,000 people in a wide range of postures.
We discovered that new technologies combined with new behaviors led to nine new postures that are not adequately addressed by current seating solutions.
Range of Devices
Range of Devices
What We Learned
While technology boosts productivity, it can cause pain that disrupts our work, our ability to concentrate, and our creativity.
How might we design an office chair as advanced as today’s technology? A chair that augments our technology?
Range of Users
Range of Users
From body size and shape to gender and generation, each play a role in the sitting preference of each individual.
How might we support all users yet meet the postural preferences that exist within the workplace?
Range of Spaces
Range of Spaces
Range of spaces
We see work being done in a greater range of spaces within the office. We’re spending equal amounts of time at our desk as we are in collaborative spaces. We’re sharing desks, where one day a larger person might be using a chair and the next day a much smaller person.
How might we solve for multiple users sitting in multiple spaces throughout a day?
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The Steelcase Seating Difference
At Steelcase, we study how you work and how you feel. You inspire new seating solutions, each expressed with uncompromising quality, craftsmanship and sustainability.
Gesture with CarbonNeutral® product certification
Gesture is available now with a CarbonNeutral® product certification option.
Emissions are 100% offset by well-recognized projects that support climate change and social benefits, helping organizations achieve their carbon emissions goals and neutralizing the impact of production.
With every purchase of Gesture the carbon emissions that we offset are equivalent to 510 miles driven by an average gasoline-powered vehicle.
(According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator)
CarbonNeutral® product Gesture, Product Environmental Profile
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Designing for Sustainability
We create products that are good for people, and good for the world. Our products and operations are designed around a commitment to reduce climate change, reinforced by sustainable practices across our value chain.
Our Sustainable Design framework ensures our products are designed with consideration of life cycle thinking and cradle-to-cradle principles:
- Source materials responsibly
- Minimize global warming and other life cycle impacts
- Ensure material health
- Enable end-of-use strategies
Product Range
Gesture
Gesture – Wrapped Back
Gesture – Shell Back
Specifications
Dimensions
Dimensions
Chair
| Overall depth | 534mm to 601mm |
| Width | 569mm to 880mm |
| Height | 997mm to 880mm |
| Seat Depth | 464mm |
| Functional seat depth | 401mm to 470mm |
| Seat width | 508mm |
| Seat height from floor | 407mm to 534mm |
| Back width | 413mm |
| Back height from seat | 612mm |
| Back lumbar height | 235mm |
| Lumbar flex zone | 102mm |
| Width between arms | 261mm to 572mm |
| Arm to floor | 594mm to 831mm |
| Arm height from seat | 185mm to 293mm |
| Arm cap pivot range | 15º inward/outward |
| Seat pan angle | 1º |
| Angle between seat + back | 98º to 125º |
Global Availability
Global Availability
This product is available in the following regions:
- Africa
- Asia Pacific
- Central America
- Europe
- Middle East
- North America
- South America
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