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Edge of Your Seat

99% Invisible

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The Importance of Back Support in Chair Design

Professor Galen Kranz says we should do away with back support entirely. Stools are a good alternative to chairs because they don't have back support and they get your body out of the C shape. Of all the solutions to the seating problem, the lounge chair is the solution that requires the least physical effort while still supporting the human body in a healthy way.

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