The desk chair you still want to sit in at 7pm. $395.

1REASON

One chair, so you stop buying two

It is 6pm. You are not done, but you want out of the chair, and the soft one across the room is a slow disaster for your lower back. So most people end up owning both and liking neither.

The Ergo Lounge is one seat that holds your posture through the working day and reclines when the day is over. That is the whole idea, and it is why people who buy it stop shopping.

• The office chair keeps you upright but never lets you switch off in it.
• The comfortable armchair is lovely for ten minutes and sore by the second hour.
• So you own both, neither is right, and one of them is ugly.
• By evening you are on the couch with a laptop, which is the worst of the three.

2REASON

Three settings, and the chair stops arguing

Seat height across a 42 to 50cm range. Backrest tilt, which you can lock or leave free to recline. Tilt tension, which sets how hard the back pushes as you lean into it. Locked and firm for a morning of focus, released for everything after.

You set them once, and after that the chair does what you told it to. That is the part a soft armchair never does and an office chair makes you fight for.

3REASON

It looks like furniture, not office equipment

Most ergonomic chairs are built to disappear into a cubicle, so a cubicle is what they make your living room look like. Soft earthy tones, rounded lines, no visible hardware down the side. Our reviewers keep leading with the colour rather than the ergonomics, which tells you what they noticed first.

"I've been researching chairs for a long time, trying to find something for my home that doesn't give it an office feel, and this chair is perfect."

Sanja S. · Sand · ✓ Verified buyer, recess.com.au

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4REASON

It sits lower than a desk chair, on purpose

That is what makes it feel like a lounge rather than a workstation, and it is the one measurement worth checking before you order. At 60cm wide it tucks into a study nook or sits beside a sofa without dominating the room.

Underneath: GREENGUARD compliant foam, a hard-wearing polyester, a five-star nylon base and silent PU castors that roll on floorboards and carpet without marking either.

5REASON

Your dog will get there before you do

We did not design for this and we cannot take credit for it, but it comes up in our reviews often enough to mention. People buy the chair, and then something with four legs claims it.

It is a small thing, and it tells you something real: this is a chair people relax in, in the rooms they actually live in, rather than one they get up from at 5pm.

"Looks great and surprisingly comfortable. Both myself and the dog can fit."

Matthew M. · Charcoal · ✓ Verified buyer, recess.com.au

6REASON

41 reviews, 100% would recommend, four stars included

Every reviewer who has answered says they would recommend it, and 35 of the 41 gave five stars. Six gave four stars, and two of them are below, because a page that only shows you the fives is not showing you the chair.

7REASON

Four steps, no tools, and a month to decide

It goes together in four steps without tools, in about 10 to 15 minutes, out of one 19kg recycled carton. Then you have 30 days to live with it in your own light, next to your own sofa, which is the only test that counts.

Once your chair ships it is 2 to 3 business days to metro Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, 3 to 5 to Adelaide, 5 to 7 to regional areas and 7 to 10 to other states and territories. Peak periods can add a little time, and current dispatch timing is shown on the product page.