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Extra Wide Office Chairs are Now a Thing in America
For years now in America, our cars, houses and people have been getting bigger. I’ll let others debate why this is happening and what it means; I’m purely interested to learn that furniture designers have had to design some additional options for contract furniture, as waiting rooms are no longer one-size-fits-all:
Photo and caption by F.O.Mr.Lahey: “My doctor’s office had a special chair for XL patients.”
I looked into it, and it’s a thing. Wayfair has a separate section for Big & Tall Guest & Reception Chairs.
Image credit: Wayfair
Image credit: Wayfair
Image credit: Wayfair
National Business Furniture’s offerings let you specifically select for 275-pound, 400-pound and 500-pound capacities.
Image credit: National Business Furniture
Office Chair USA features a 750-pound-capacity model.
Image credit: Office Chair USA
And there are connected models that mix it up:
Image credit: National Business Furniture
If only this was an option for airlines in Economy class!
https://www.core77.com/posts/94452/Extra-Wide-Office-Chairs-are-Now-a-Thing-in-America