Toronto, Ontario, Canada
“Essa combines elegance with ergonomics,” states Dannion Smith, director, Product Management, Seating and Ergonomic Products at Teknion.
“Comfortable, with intuitive integrated features, Essa’s simplicity is universally welcoming. Curves and contours, rather than multiple adjustment mechanisms, provide just the right amount of support.”
British designers PearsonLloyd recently announced the launch of Essa, a light task chair designed for innovative workplace furnishings designer and manufacturer Teknion Corporation.
For its eco-friendly and sustainable design, the Essa Chair won a recent 2021 Green Good Design Award from The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum.
With a name derived from the word essence, Essa captures a pure, sculptural shape within a pared-down scale for today’s ever-changing, mobile work environment.
“The forms are essentially derived from where you need material and support, and everything else is taken away.
“As space becomes ever more precious, the fluid soft curves and compact form not only give great comfort but make the chair pleasurable to navigate and to move around,” states Luke Pearson, PearsonLloyd.
“As offices gravitate toward a more relaxed and comfortable aesthetic, the demand for a light and less technical task chair has emerged. Promoting natural shifts in position, Essa can be ideal for an array of applications including mobile work and active work settings, as well as the home office.”
Taking cues from a classic club chair, Essa is designed to be modern, refined, and receptive. The simple sweep of its back is echoed by the fluid line of molded armrests.
The chair is offered fully upholstered or upholstered with plastic back options. Visual and tactile richness is added with Luum Textiles that encase the seat and curved backrest.
“We wanted to design a new type of work chair that moves effortlessly between different spaces to support an ever-changing landscape of work styles and cultures,” states Tom Lloyd, PearsonLloyd.
“Merging agility and informality, Essa is friendly and comfortable to use. Compact in scale with discrete controls and a friendly aspect, Essa is also a perfect home office complement.”
Project: Essa chair
Designers: PearsonLloyd Design Ltd.
Manufacturer: Teknion Corporation
