We spend 8 years of our lives in an office chair. Savo urges you to ensure it’s a quality one.

With up to eight years* of our lives spent sitting in an office chair, comfort, ergonomics and long-term wellbeing should be the standard, Savo believes, not the exception.

That's why, for decades, Savo has been engineering ergonomic seating that combines intuitive design with exceptional comfort. Underpinned by world-class quality and built to last year after year, every chair is designed to support the way people naturally move and work, helping to improve focus, wellbeing and everyday performance.

Their elegant, timeless design goes well with a wide range of desks and conference tables making Savo “the ultimate choice for work, meetings and breaks.”

A brand-new Partner to Material Source Studio Manchester, Savo brings its wealth of insight-backed expertise to the north west specification community. Visit Savo’s POD in-Studio (upstairs, right-hand side), and contact the team here for a dedicated lunch & learn.

Here’s a preview of some of Savo’s unique products…

Meet Savo Spine

Savo Spine was born form the realisation that furniture must adapt to ever-evolving work methods and environments. Designed to seamlessly blend into various aesthetics and functions, the chair features components that can be easily updated, ensuring longevity and adaptability. Savo Spine’s step-less bracket allows for adjustment of the height of the backrest and headrest for customisable support. It’s modular and flexible features enable users to tailor their seating experience while addressing the demand for furniture that scales alongside the workplace.

Meet Savo 360

Challenged with creating an office chair using as little plastic as possible, Savo 360 is an intelligent and intuitive design piece applying ergonomics through the flexibility of the wood. Crafted by Olle Lundberg, the J-bar and back components leverage wood’s natural yield, resulting in a hybrid product that blends the functionality of an office chair with the aesthetic appeal of a wooden chair. Built to withstand the test of time, each part is separable, allowing for updates and adaptions over the chair’s lifetime.

Meet Savo Soul

Crafted to intuitively adapt to the user’s individual needs, Savo Soul is a fully-adjustable ergonomic office chair that seamlessly shapes to every body and blends into any workspace. The simple but intelligent design offers all the essential adjustments with logically placed levers and controls, ensuring a comfortable and customizable fit for all users. The mesh back twists and flexes back to accommodate movement, delivering flexibility and versatility to every workplace environment.

Meet Savo Soul Air

Ideal for shared and flexible office spaces, Savo Soul Air is constructed with a hygienic mesh back and seat to promote airflow, reduce heat buildup, and ensure effortless cleaning. Instantly intuitive, the chair features Flexi Back- technology that automatically adapts to the user’s weight and movements, offering exceptional comfort and spinal support with minimal adjustments.

Meet Savo Joi

Savo Joi, designed by Ralph C. Schmidt, supports healthier seating habits through movement and flexibility. Its 360-degree mechanism encourages active sitting, engaging core muscles and promoting balance throughout the day.

Meet Savo Studio

Savo Studio, designed by Ralph C. Schmidt, meets the demand for a workspace chair that offers a fresh, retro design while maintaining effective lumbar support and ergonomic comfort. It provides essential adjustments, making it perfect for light-duty work and shared spaces.

Meet Savo Maxikon

Savo Maxikon, designed by Fredrik Torsteinsen and Svein Gusrud, introduced a fully screwless office chair to the Savo collection, simplifying disassembly and reducing material waste. It combines sustainability with bold, functional design – and earned the Norwegian Design Council’s Award of Excellence.

Meet Savo Invite

Savo Invite designed by Jurek Buchacz, blends the functionality of both a meeting and an office chair. Its hybrid design supports both collaboration and individual tasks, and with distinct ergonomic features and sleek design, the chair encourages movement and adapts to the changing demands of the modern workspace.

Meet Savo XO

Savo XO, designed by Jurek Buchacz, meets the evolving needs and regulations of modern office seating. Its innovative Savo Floating Tilt® mechanism provides dynamic movement and continuous support, adapting to users throughout the day. With a high, wide back and fabric or leather options, it blends comfort, style, and functionality for workspaces and meeting rooms.

Discover more here. And visit Savo’s POD at Material Source Studio Manchester, 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday.

More about Savo's research:

• *In a pooled study sample from Melbourne, Australia, employees were found to be sedentary for an average of 6.6 hours while at the workplace. This sedentary behaviour is consistent across various regions, as seen in data from the USA, the UK, the Netherlands, Iran, Australia and Korea. For instance, Americans spend 55% of their waking time, which equates to 7.7 hours per day, engaged in sedentary behaviours, while Europeans allocate 40% of their leisure time, or 2.7 hours per day, to watching television. Similarly, in Korea, adults aged ≥19 years engage in an average of 8.3 hours of sedentary time.

• Additionally, respondents in Iran spent an average of 6.29 hours of an 8-hour working shift in a sitting position, with a portion expressing discomfort with their workstations and feeling fatigued during the workday. In Glasgow, UK, participants spent approximately 76% of their time at work sitting, amounting to an average of 5.7 hours per day. Meanwhile, the Dutch working population reported sitting for an average of 7 hours each day, with a significant portion of this time spent at work.

• In Queensland, Australia, the overall average occupational sitting time was found to be over 3 hours per day, with a quarter of the sample reporting sitting for over 6 hours per day. Finally, office-based workers in various cities across the UK, emerged as one of the most sedentary populations, spending 73% of their workday and 66% of their waking day sitting.

• The calculation for 8 years of sitting was derived from a standard workweek of 6.5 hours per day, 5 days a week, for 47 weeks a year, over 45 years of office life, resulting in a precise figure of 8.45 years spent sitting over an office worker’s career.