Designed to feel light, flexible and remarkably responsive, Steelcase Karman™ adapts seamlessly as you move. This ultra‑light performance chair offers intuitive support that keeps you comfortable, focused, and at ease throughout the day.
The New Benchmark
Steelcase Karman™ goes beyond leading mesh chairs with 21st century design that naturally responds to a body’s movement, delivering industry-leading comfort, ergonomics, and sustainability.
Beyond Comfort
With a hybrid suspension seat that flexes and cushions your body, Steelcase Karman™ offers comfort that responds smoothly to every movement. Its responsive frame follows your natural shifts, creating soft, balanced support that stays effortless from the first sit.
Beyond Mesh
Steelcase Karman™ introduces a new benchmark of comfort through Intermix, a unique textile developed just for this chair.
Using patented tensioning, Intermix delivers smooth, consistent support that never sags or feels stiff. With translucent, opaque and colour‑shifting options, it offers more expression than traditional mesh.
Beyond Convention
With fewer materials and a streamlined construction, Steelcase Karman™ reduces waste while maintaining the strength and performance people need every day. And at 13 kilograms, it’s one of the lightest work chairs in its class, delivering comfort and durability with a lighter impact on the planet.
Above and Beyond
Building upon the same LiveBack® technology of the standard back, the sculpted high back and integrated neck pillow is designed to provide enhanced upper body comfort while helping create more dynamic spaces.
Comfort Features
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A weight-activated mechanism responds automatically to your body as you sit and change postures in every direction.
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PATENTED Hybrid seat
The suspension seat with integrated cushioning provides maximum comfort for as long as you sit.
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Comfort Edge
The ultra-light frame flexes to eliminate hard edges and pressure points on your legs and body.
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The comfort dial supports four recline positions, letting you dial in the right level of resistance against your back as you recline.
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4D Arm
Fully adjustable armrests raise up and down, pivot in and out and shift in all directions, letting your arms and shoulders fall naturally into place.
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Liveback
LiveBack® technology balances body weight, supporting your back and spine while providing responsive, personalized comfort and fit.
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Optional lumbar support allows you to customize the support for your lumbar region.
Unique Color Combinations
Go beyond black, white and gray to create styles from monochromatic modern, residential luxury or anything in-between. Steelcase Karman’s industry-leading color range, with 13 proprietary Intermix colors and Lux finishes, make infinite aesthetic options possible.
Designing for Sustainability
We’re working toward better futures for the planet by recognizing our role in climate change and reducing our environmental impact, to help build a more sustainable and resilient world.
We do this by
- Making, sourcing and delivering products that help reduce our carbon footprint
- Designing for circularity
- Choosing and using materials responsibly.
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Read More About Our Commitments to the Planet
To learn more about certifications, declarations, and specific sustainability product attributes see the Product Environmental Profile.
Specifications
Standard + Optional Features
Steelcase Karman Options:
- Standard back chair or standard back stool
- 4D arms or armless
- Casters* or glides
- Polished aluminum base
- Optional lumbar support
*Casters available in soft dual-wheel roll-control, hard dual-wheel roll-control, hard hubless, soft hubless
Durability
Steelcase Karman is backed by the Steelcase Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Surface Materials
Steelcase Karman is available in the following textile options:
- Intermix Black
- Intermix Baltic
- Intermix Peacock
- Intermix Merlot
- Intermix Shift Red/blue
- Intermix Shift Gold/blue
- Intermix Opaque Seagull
- Intermix Opaque Platinum
- Intermix Opaque Bronze
- Intermix Opaque Black
- Intermix Opaque Baltic
- Intermix Opaque Peacock
- Intermix Opaque Merlot
Base finish options include Steelcase standard plastic and/or paint colors, LUX, and polished aluminium.
Arm finish options include Steelcase standard plastc and/or paint colors and LUX.
Global Availability
This product is available in the following regions:
- Africa
- Asia Pacific
- Central America
- Europe
- Middle East
- North America
- South America
Not available in your region?
If you're interested in purchasing a product that's not available in your region, please contact your local dealer for purchasing options.
Standard + Optional Features
STEELCASE Karman Options:
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- Standard back chair or standard back stool
- 4D arms or armless
- Casters* or glides
- Polished aluminum base
- Optional lumbar support
*Casters available in soft dual-wheel roll-control, hard dual-wheel roll-control, hard hubless, soft hubless
Durability
Steelcase Karman is backed by the Steelcase Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Surface Materials
Steelcase Karman is available in the following textile options:
- Intermix Black
- Intermix Baltic
- Intermix Peacock
- Intermix Merlot
- Intermix Shift Red/blue
- Intermix Shift Gold/blue
- Intermix Opaque Seagull
- Intermix Opaque Platinum
- Intermix Opaque Bronze
- Intermix Opaque Black
- Intermix Opaque Baltic
- Intermix Opaque Peacock
- Intermix Opaque Merlot
Base finish options include Steelcase standard plastic and/or paint colors, LUX, and polished aluminum.
Arm finish options include Steelcase standard plastic and/or paint colors and LUX.
