cobi flexes and adjusts to people’s bodies to promote movement and support active collaboration. With a flexing top edge, back and seat, the chair provides intuitive comfort in collaborative spaces.
Overview
cobi provides comfort automatically and supports various postures – straight sitting, backward or forward-leaning, and leaning left or right.
cobi offers only one manual adjustment: the seat height. The weight-activated mechanism naturally puts you in the best position of comfort. cobi senses your body weight and brings you the adequate support, adjusting the position that will put the least stress on your body.
Features
Active Engagement
Collaboration isn’t static, as people lean in, turn and shift as ideas are shared around the table. cobi supports these moments by accommodating a range of seated postures, helping people stay engaged across conference rooms, multipurpose spaces and learning environments.
Flexible Design
cobi is designed to flex with the body. From sitting centered or slightly off to the side, the flexing seat and back encourage you to move and shift. The flexing top edge also provides a natural place to rest the arms, inviting more informal, collaborative postures.
Intuitive Comfort
cobi’s intuitive design means only the seat height needs to be manually adjusted—the rest is handled automatically. It responds to the each person’s center of gravity to minimize stress on the body. As people change their position, cobi responds with them.
Collaborative Seating Insights
We know that collaboration takes time. As conversations evolve, people naturally shift how they sit, yet rarely take the time to adjust their chairs. Over longer periods, this can lead to fatigue and loss of concentration. In this context, the right seating should support movement and adapt intuitively to each person’s position without interrupting the flow of interactions.
cobi answers these needs by rethinking how people sit when they work together. From more formal to more relaxed, cobi supports a wide range of seated positions, enabling team members to stay engaged without feeling constrained. The result is a more open and welcoming dynamic where attention remains on the conversation rather than the way collaborators are seated.
Product Range
Chair with Armrests
chair without armrests
Draughtsman with Armrests
Draughtsman without Armrests
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.
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
Standard + Optional Features
STANDARD
- Flexible top edge
- Flexible back design
- Flexible seat edge
- Fixed arms with soft arm caps
- Seat height-adjustment
- Weight-activated mechanism
Options
- Chair with or without armrests
- Draughtsman chair with or without armrests
- Hard or soft-braked castors
Dimensions
Dimensions
Chair
Overall Depth: 591 mm
Overall Width: 629 mm
Overall Height: 991 mm
Seat Depth: 505 mm
Seat Width: 490 mm
Seat Height: 375-490 mm
Back Width: 460 mm
Back Height: 450 mm
Width Between Armrests: 495 mm
Armrest Height Above Seat: 240 mm
Draughtsman Chair
Overall Depth: 591 mm
Overall Width: 629 mm
Overall Height: 1270 mm
Seat Depth: 505 mm
Seat Width: 490 mm
Seat Height: 527-782 mm
Back Width: 460 mm
Back Height: 450 mm
Width Between Armrests: 495 mm
Armrest Height Above Seat: 240 mm
Surface Materials
Surface Materials
UPHOLSTERY
Net Backrest (Connect 3D Knit Only)
Pepper 10
Black 04
Coconut 14
Beige 12
Lagoon 36
Scarlet 15
Seat
All standard and select fabrics are available.
STRUCTURE
Shell (Back Fingers, Seat Shell, Armrest Support)
White
Black
Color Coordination (Top Edge, Arm Pads, Castors)
Grey (with the White Structure)
Black (with the Black Structure)
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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Design Awards
Design Awards
2012 Australian International Design Award
cobi chair was awarded Design Award™ Best in Category by the 2012 Australian International Design Award, in the Architectural and Interior category. The Good Design Awards are Australia’s most prestigious and diverse design assessment program, rewarding product design and innovation excellence since 1958.
2011 UK – Design Guild Mark Award
cobi chair has been given the prestigious Design Guild Mark Award. These awards are given by the Furniture Makers Company. They recognise and reward excellence in the British design of furniture in volume production. Of the 40 designs submitted, cobi was one of only 11 to be recognised by the judges.
2010 Germany – iF Design Award
The Design Forum International in Hannover honoured the meeting chair cobi with the coveted iF Design Award. The iF Design Award has been one of the most important design awards since 1954. Every year more than 1800 products from 30 different countries are registered. The jury was composed of international designers.
2009 North America – Industrial Design Excellence Award
cobi was awarded a Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA). This design award is sponsored by BusinessWeek and judged independently by IDEA (Industrial Designers Society Of America).
North America – Good Design Award
cobi chair was awarded with a Good Design award. This award is granted by the Chicago Athenaeum of Architecture and Design. Founded in 1950, Good Design awards publicly acknowledge the world’s most prestigious industrial design firms and manufacturers.
Germany – Red Dot
cobi chair received a ‘Red Dot’ award 2009 in the Product Design category. The international “Red Dot design award” is one of the largest and most famous design competitions in the world. Based in Germany, Red Dot attracts submissions from more than 50 countries.
