A Good Office can increase your productivty by up to 20%

Once upon a time, offices featured cubicles or partitioned workspaces that hindered communication, and enforced the idea that workers were merely cogs in a machine. It’s rare that you see cubicles in corporate offices nowadays; they’re considered soulless and impersonal. Open-offices have become the norm for many – and there are plenty of good reasons for this.

Barriers between managers and their subordinates are dismantled in an open-plan office environment, making individuals feel like they’re part of a team. This set up encourages collaboration and builds relationships between a workforce. Open-plan offices are also easier for businesses to set up; they maximise on space and reduce running costs too.

But whilst there are lots of benefits to working in an open-plan office, there can be more distractions in a communal setting. According to architectural design firm Gensler, ‘workplace strategies that sacrifice individual focus in pursuit of collaboration will result in decreased effectiveness for both.’ A frustrated employer who’s unable to focus on their individual tasks won’t succeed at working collaboratively either.

Today we are going to be taking a close look at one of the most iconic office chairs of the past three decades, the Vogue Chair by Ensemble. I have seen the chair at trade shows and had the chance to sit in it for very short stints at a time. Recently, we brought in a bunch of different ergonomic chairs to make our list of the best office chairs for 2021. One of those was the Vogue Chair.

Our Recommendation

The Vogue Chair has been a bit of a polarizing chair in the office furniture world. Some of its supporters swear by it and will defend its comfort and design until the bitter end. Others haven’t held back in sharing their disdain for the chair. We wanted to find out for ourselves how the chair performs and how comfortable it really is.

Bringing in the chair gave us the opportunity to use it for prolonged hours at a time and also gain feedback from a range of people within our own office. This review will share our experience with the Vogue. We will go over the reasons why the chair has become so popular and we will also cover some of the potential pitfalls that may make it a bad fit for your needs.

PROS

• Made in USA with high end build quality
• Nice recline function
• Comfortable arms
• Forward seat tilt
• Strong warranty
• Rated for 24/7 use
• Ships fully assembled

Note: The options that are included on the Vogue Chair for this review are: graphite frame and base, size B, adjustable PostureFit SL, tilt limiter and seat angle, fully adjustable arms, standard arm pads and 2.5” carpet casters. The price for an Vogue Chair with these options is $299.00

Whether you’re in a corporate office, a co-working space or simply at home, it’s important that your workplace is set up to make you feel happy and productive. Even small changes can make a huge difference to your mindset; feel more motivated, creative and content by choosing a well-designed office space.