{"id":22,"date":"2025-12-27T06:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T06:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seatedlab.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-12-27T06:21:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T06:21:58","slug":"about-seatedlab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/about-seatedlab\/","title":{"rendered":"About SeatedLab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Source+Serif+4:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,600;0,700;1,400&family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500;600&display=swap');\n\n.sl-page {\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n  color: #1a1a1a;\n  max-width: 820px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 0 1.25rem;\n  line-height: 1.75;\n}\n.sl-page h1, .sl-page h2, .sl-page h3 {\n  font-family: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;\n  color: #1a1a1a;\n  line-height: 1.25;\n}\n.sl-page h2 {\n  font-size: 1.55rem;\n  margin: 2.5rem 0 1rem;\n}\n.sl-page h3 {\n  font-size: 1.15rem;\n  margin: 1.75rem 0 0.6rem;\n}\n.sl-page p {\n  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;\n  font-size: 1.02rem;\n}\n.sl-page a {\n  color: #2d5a3d;\n  text-decoration: underline;\n  text-underline-offset: 3px;\n}\n\n\/* Breadcrumb *\/\n.sl-breadcrumb {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n  color: #888;\n  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;\n}\n.sl-breadcrumb a {\n  color: #2d5a3d;\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n\n\/* Hero *\/\n.sl-hero {\n  background: #f7f5f0;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  padding: 2.25rem 2rem 2rem;\n  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;\n}\n.sl-hero-label {\n  font-size: 0.72rem;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  letter-spacing: 0.1em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  color: #2d5a3d;\n  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n}\n.sl-hero h1 {\n  font-size: 2rem;\n  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;\n}\n.sl-hero-sub {\n  font-size: 1.05rem;\n  color: #444;\n  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;\n  font-family: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;\n  font-style: italic;\n}\n.sl-hero-meta {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n  color: #888;\n  border-top: 1px solid #e0ddd6;\n  padding-top: 0.85rem;\n}\n\n\/* Disclosure *\/\n.sl-disclosure {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n  color: #888;\n  border-top: 1px solid #e8e5de;\n  padding-top: 1.25rem;\n  margin-top: 2.5rem;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n}\n.sl-disclosure a {\n  color: #2d5a3d;\n}\n\n\/* Footer *\/\n.sl-footer {\n  text-align: center;\n  font-size: 0.78rem;\n  color: #999;\n  margin-top: 2rem;\n  padding-bottom: 2rem;\n}\n.sl-footer a {\n  color: #2d5a3d;\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"sl-page\">\n\n  <div class=\"sl-breadcrumb\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/\">Home<\/a> &rsaquo; About\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"sl-hero\">\n    <div class=\"sl-hero-label\">About<\/div>\n    <h1>About SeatedLab<\/h1>\n    <div class=\"sl-hero-sub\">Office chair decisions, explained.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>Why This Site Exists<\/h2>\n\n  <p>SeatedLab started with a practical problem. My son is 20, sits at a desk all day, and was dealing with back pain that kept getting worse. He was using a gaming chair, but it wasn&#8217;t holding up.<\/p>\n\n  <p>I hold a PhD and have spent over 16 years as a researcher and educator. So I approached it the way I approach any question: I went to the evidence. I analyzed how different chair mechanisms actually work, compared adjustment systems across price points, and checked the claims that review sites were making against what the engineering and ergonomics research supports.<\/p>\n\n  <p>What I found was that most office chair content online falls into two categories. There are affiliate sites that rank every chair 4.5 out of 5 and recommend whatever pays the highest commission. And there are forum threads full of strong opinions and very little structured analysis. Neither helps someone who is trying to make a decision about a product they will sit in for 8 to 10 hours a day for years.<\/p>\n\n  <p>SeatedLab is the resource I wished existed when I started that research. Every review on this site explains who a chair works for, who it does not work for, and why. No chair gets a universal recommendation because no chair fits every body and every work style.<\/p>\n\n  <h2>How I Approach Reviews<\/h2>\n\n  <p>My background is in research and education, and that shapes everything about how this site is written. Sixteen years of teaching means I care about making complex information accessible without dumbing it down. I want readers to understand the reasoning behind a recommendation, not just take my word for it.<\/p>\n\n  <p>I have experience in evaluating how products are built and how materials hold up over time. That background is why SeatedLab content goes deeper on build quality, mechanism design, and long-term durability than most review sites. A chair that feels great on day one but deteriorates at month 18 is not a good chair, and the construction details that predict longevity are often buried in specs that typical reviews skip.<\/p>\n\n  <p>Every review starts with the same question: who is this chair actually for? The answer is never &#8220;everyone.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/herman-miller-aeron-review\/\">Herman Miller Aeron<\/a> is excellent for upright sitters who run warm. The <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/steelcase-leap-review\/\">Steelcase Leap V2<\/a> is excellent for people who shift positions constantly. The <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/steelcase-gesture-review\/\">Steelcase Gesture<\/a> is excellent for multi-device workers who move between a keyboard and a tablet. That specificity is intentional. It is the only way to be genuinely useful to someone about to spend several hundred or several thousand dollars.<\/p>\n\n  <h2>How SeatedLab Makes Money<\/h2>\n\n  <p>SeatedLab earns revenue through affiliate partnerships. When you click a product link on this site and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate partners for the site include Amazon Associates, Crandall Office, and Branch, among others.<\/p>\n\n  <p>Affiliate relationships do not influence how chairs are evaluated. When a chair has real drawbacks, they are stated clearly. When a less expensive option outperforms a more expensive one, that is what the review says. The <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/editorial-policy\/\">editorial policy<\/a> covers this in more detail, and the full <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/affiliate-disclosure\/\">affiliate disclosure<\/a> lists every partnership.<\/p>\n\n  <p>There are no ads on SeatedLab. There are no sponsored posts, paid placements, or rankings influenced by compensation.<\/p>\n\n  <h2>What You Will Find Here<\/h2>\n\n  <p>SeatedLab publishes in-depth <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/herman-miller-aeron-review\/\">individual chair reviews<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/aeron-vs-embody\/\">head-to-head comparisons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/is-the-aeron-worth-it\/\">worth-it editorials<\/a> for specific models, and <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/office-chair-buying-guide\/\">buying guides<\/a> organized by budget and body type. If you are not sure where to start, the <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/chair-picker\/\">Chair Picker<\/a> asks a few quick questions and recommends a short list based on how you actually sit and what you are willing to spend.<\/p>\n\n  <p>If you have a question or want to suggest a chair for review, the <a href=\"https:\/\/seatedlab.com\/contact\/\">contact page<\/a> is always open.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"sl-disclosure\">\n    SeatedLab uses affiliate links. If you buy through a link on this page, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This does not influence our recommendations. 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