Sit back and let physics do its job. With a proprietary performance textile and impossibly light frame, Steelcase Karman goes beyond leading mesh office & desk chairs to provide effortless comfort and ergonomic support.
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Beyond Comfort. Beyond Mesh.
Steelcase Karman goes beyond leading mesh office chairs with 21st century design that naturally responds to a body’s movement, delivering industry-leading comfort, ergonomics and sustainability.
Breakthrough Comfort
Steelcase Karman’s patented hybrid seat is unlike any other. The suspension seat with integrated cushioning provides maximum comfort for as long as you sit. The ultra-light frame flexes to eliminate painful pressure points common in other mesh chairs.
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
LiveBackR 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.
Introducing Intermix – Beyond Mesh
Intermix is a proprietary performance textile that is exclusive for Steelcase Karman, and central to its performance, comfort, and aesthetic. The exclusive weave creates a selection of translucent, opaque, and all-new color shifting textiles.
Responsible Design
Designed with the planet in mind, Steelcase Karman uses sustainable materials and the least number of components necessary. It weighs only 29 pounds, yet is incredibly strong. By using minimal resources Steelcase Karman reduces its impact on the earth delivering a holistic approach to sustainability while supporting our carbon commitments.
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.
Steelcase Karman with CarbonNeutral® product certification
Karman 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.
(According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Calculator)
Carbon Neutral® Steelcase Karman, Product Environmental Profile
Sustainability Impact
We work towards better futures for the planet by designing and manufacturing products that respect our natural world, while helping to restore its resources. To do this we: reduce our carbon footprint, design for circularity and choose and use materials responsibly.
A lighter impact on the planet, Steelcase Karman uses less materials and the least number of components necessary compared to other high-performance seating. Weighing only 29 pounds, Karman is one of the lightest work chairs in the industry.
Karman has BIFMA LEVEL® 3 certification and indoor air quality (IAQ) certification through Scientific Certification Systems Indoor Advantage™ Gold.
Specifications
Standard + Optional Features
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
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.
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