Changes in the social environment and the advancement of technology have influenced how we work in the modern office.

A typical office scene used to be full of assigned desks for work either at a computer or with pens and paper in hand.

Nowadays, we are seeing more and more companies move away from this traditional style of work, adapting to a free-address offices where people are free to move around throughout the day- tablet, laptop or smartphone to hand.

But changes haven’t just been occurring in how we work, office interiors have also been changing in their design, look and feel, too.

New materials and finishes have been introduced and diversified the aesthetics of the workplaces.

Office spaces used to have the tendency to feel dull or sterile, but today, many offices are anything but boring. To keep in line with increasingly design-conscious office spaces, office chairs had to adapt as well.

With this in mind, Okamura wanted to create a new chair that could be loved by anyone. Once again we collaborated with Italy’s ITALDESIGN.

The brief was to design a globally cherished chair with a sense of future.

The industrial design department of ITALDESIGN, a global design firm renowned for its stunning supercars.

Finora marks our 6th collaboration with ITALDESIGN with other collaborations including flagship chairs Contessa and Sabrina.

Nicola Guelfo, the chief designer of Finora wanted to combine all functions and styling into one sleek form.

The flexible backrest of Finora flows down under the seat of the chair, creating a light, unified form.

The mechanism and levers for adjustments such as seat height, reclining tension, and seat depth are all placed neatly under the seat.

Beautiful from every angle, this chair draws its design inspiration from the automobile industry.

Another unique design feature is the custom panel on the backrest frame.

The panels are available in silver, black or white, all with a sleek gloss finish to smartly contrast with the matte backrest frame.

The panels not only add an additional aspect of visual interest, but they increase the customizability of the chair too, so you can truly make it your own.

This unique feature, which evokes images of sports cars, is something only ITALDESIGN could create.

The design concept for Finora proposed by ITALDESIGN was right on point for the futuristic chair we were aiming for.

But, before the design could take a physical form, there were many hurdles to overcome.

Before anything else, the Okamura Project Team had to inspect all of the components individually to ensure they met the both style and strength requirements

The most difficult hurdle we faced structurally was extending the arms seamlessly from the backrest frame in order to maintain the sleek, uninterrupted form of Finora’s profile, without losing any of the strength required of a task chair.

An immense amount of engineering effort was put into connecting the arms to the backrest seamlessly without exposing the screws and structural elements on the exterior of the chair.

The beautiful lightness of the backrest is a significant characteristic of Finora which stands out in comparison to other conventional office chairs.

In order to strike the perfect balance of beauty, strength and manufacturing efficiency, a flexible resin is used in the backrest to allow the chair to adapt to a wide range of postures.

To ensure maximum comfort and reduce pressure on the thighs each seat type, both mesh and cushion seats, have their own unique features.

While the mesh type is fitted with soft urethane foam underneath the mesh at the front of the seat, the cushion seat uses our unique Multi-Density Cushion, which utilizes urethane foam in three varying densities - the front of the seat is soft whilst the sides and rear of the cushion are made of firmer foam to help support good posture.

Okamura’s engineering expertise is put to work even in places not immediately obvious.