Where can you see and try office chairs in El Salvador and Nicaragua?

Where pieces are on display

How to book the visit

• Go to luxaline.net/en/visita and choose the store nearest you.
• Suggest a day. An advisor confirms the time.
• Write what you want to try: «task chairs for 20 people» or a model name. That way the advisor tells you whether that store has it.
• Before you go, look at the models in the comparison tool so you arrive with two or three candidates.

How to test a chair in ten minutes

Sit the way you work, not the way you'd pose for a photo, and stay a few minutes. Adjust the chair before judging it: a good chair badly adjusted feels worse than an average one adjusted well. Run these five tests in order:

• 1 · Height: feet flat on the floor and knees close to 90°. If you can't get there, the chair isn't for your height or you need a footrest.
• 2 · Depth: there should be a few fingers' gap between the seat edge and the back of your knee.
• 3 · Lumbar support: the curve of your lower back supported, with no gap and without the backrest pushing you forward.
• 4 · Arms: elbows close to 90° at desk height, with relaxed shoulders. Check the arms slide under the worksurface.
• 5 · Recline: the backrest follows you without dropping you or pushing you; set the tension to your weight and try the lock.

What to bring and what to ask

• How many hours a day the chair will be used. For a full workday, the five adjustments above are non-negotiable.
• Your desk height. Most are between 70 and 75 cm; if yours is different, say so, because it changes the right chair.
• Who will use it: heights and weights. Capacity is on each spec sheet; for example, the Vercelli High states 300 lbs and the Bari 330 lbs.
• Ask about the written warranty, the available finishes and lead times for the quantity you need.

If you're in Guatemala or Panama

In Guatemala and Panama there's no LuxaLine furniture on display. The decision rests on three things: each model's spec sheet, which details materials, mechanism, adjustments and weight capacity; the comparison tool, to put them side by side; and the guide on choosing an office chair, with an interactive selector. If it's a project with many chairs, request it through the project form and an advisor guides you by message. And if your company has a location in El Salvador or Nicaragua, try them there and replicate the specification.

Common mistakes

• Buying from the photo

  Two chairs that look alike can have very different adjustments. Try it or, at least, compare the spec sheets.

• Testing it for thirty seconds

  At first almost any chair feels fine. Stay a few minutes and run the five tests.

• Judging it without adjusting it

  Raise it, lower it, move the lumbar and the arms before deciding. That's how it's used at the office.

• Choosing only for the person testing

  If many people will use it, think of different heights and weights and check the capacity on the sheet.

Frequently asked questions