Customize your Wing Balans chair
Custom order chairs need to be manufactured in Norway and will carry an extended lead time of 10 to 14 weeks. Please feel free to call or email the Varier experts at Ergo Depot if we can help with any questions.
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Like all of the chairs in Varier's Balans family, the Wing Balans opens the angle between the thighs and torso. The active sitting promoted by this posture allows deep breathing and increased energy - leading to improved concentration and higher productivity.
Instead of the static, upright position of traditional chairs, the Wing Balans allows the spine to find its natural curve. The body is encouraged to shift postures throughout the day, relieving pressure on the vertebrae and keeping energy levels high.
An adjustable lift and knee pad makes the Wing Balans an ideal option for a variety of work heights and users. The only chair with casters in the Varier Active collection, the Wing makes small work of moving around an office or migrating between work stations.
The Varier Wing Balans is the perfect instrument for the ever-changing demands of today's work places and lifestyles. Work becomes a breeze as the upright, "alert" posture promotes concentration and activity.
The benefits are not just for adults, as the posture, breathing, and energy enhancements of active sitting have been directly correlated with improved homework performance in adolescents.
Humans were created to move, not to sit still.
"I believe that the spine is happiest when it can adopt the natural curvature that it has when we stand upright" -Peter Opsvik
No scientific evidence supports the notion that the "correct" sitting posture is upright, at a right angle. In fact, studies are now revealing that the body operates best when its form is allowed to remain open and fluid.
The Varier Wing Balans helps to achieve just that. Forward-sloped seats on a castered base support the body in a seated, kneeling position. This allows the angle between the thighs and torso to increase, allowing the body to naturally adopt the same spine curvature as when standing, relieving pressure from the vertebrae and letting you breathe more deeply and freely.
The Wing Balans promotes constant natural movement, keeping the back and abdominal muscles active at all times. While sitting, the user is actually strengthening the core muscles of the abdomen and back while preventing tension in the neck and shoulders.
This "active sitting" improves circulation and oxygen levels, boosting energy, concentration, and overall well-being.
- Original Balans chair design by Peter Opsvik
- The Wing Balans was originally manufactured by Stokke
- Handcrafted in Norway by skilled artisans
- Seven-year guarantee on wooden parts
- Five-year guarantee on mechanisms
- Three-year guarantee on foams and upholstery
- Available in a large range of fabrics, colors, and finishes
- 5-star, caster base
- Adjustable knee pad
- Adjustable lift for varying seat height
- Polyurethane foam cushion
- All wood is harvested from highly sustainable forests
- Oak and beech woods are native to Europe and all walnut is harvested in the USA
- Assembly required
- Overall width: 28.7"
- Seat height: 19.3"-27.2"
- Knee height: 20.5" - 23.2"
Upholstery and Finish Options
Many more upholstery options are available for Varier seating.
Click here to visit our Varier upholstery page.
Please note that monitor settings can vary greatly and we encourage all clients to request free upholstery samples to insure the correct upholstery and color are ordered.
New: Plastic base
Varier Wing Balans chair is now available with an injection molded recycled plastic base. This eco-friendly, sustainable base offers the same comfort and durability experienced with the classic Wing kneeling chair's wooden base.
Adjustable seat and knee
The Wing Balans features an adjustable pneumatic lift and knee pad slider. These two adjustments allow users of many different heights and sizes to efficiently work at varying work surface levels.
Variér Furniture offers an extended warranty to customers who register their products in their product database. The warranty is limited and covers only manufacturing defects and does
not cover misuse, normal wear and tear and defects caused by exposure
to sunlight. Registration gives the right to the following guarantee:
- 7 years guarantee against fabrication faults on wooden parts
- 5 years guarantee against fabrication faults on the mechanism
- 3 years guarantee on upholstery and foam
This requires a successfully completed registration of the product in Variér's Extended Warranty database, and that the warranty certificate is
submitted together with the original receipt (proof of purchase).
Once registration is completed, proof of guarantee can be printed from
the Variér web site and will also be sent to you via email.
Click here to visit the Varier warranty registration page.
