Even just one work-from-home week spent in the wrong seat can leave you with back (and backside) aches irksome enough to inspire an epic search for a replacement. But the hunt for a comfortable office chair for your home can start to feel like a full-time job. To save you the trouble of sifting through the overwhelming number of options on the market, we asked five top designers for their absolute best go-tos. These are the pro-approved task chairs that won’t cramp your style—or your body. 

This classic—beloved in the design world for its timeless sloped profile, sturdy aluminum frame and plush, channeled cushions—is the most comfortable computer chair, according to Cliff Tan, a London-based architect, designer and founder of Dear Modern. “They had dozens of these in the boardroom at my first architecture job, and I was mesmerized by them. I would make a special detour just to see them,” he says. “Twenty years later, I’m still sitting in one at home.” Tan has also amassed an impressive TikTok following for his fast-paced feng shui makeovers, and the Eames Soft Pad Chair fits nicely into the principles he espouses. “This chair is very horizontal in profile and design, reflecting the earth element,” he says. “That’s the element that represents center and absolute balance.”  

Eye-catching curvature is not only an aesthetic draw of this chair, created by Spanish designer Jesús Gasca—it’s also an ergonomic one. The cleverly rounded shape provides a cradle-like support system for the back, says Seattle interior designer Colleen Knowles, founder of Colleen Knowles Interior Design , making the swiveling chair (which comes in three materials and six colors) “light and comfortable enough to use the whole day.” There’s a bonus feature in the base, too. “The casters are brilliant,” notes Knowles. ”They lock when you sit and roll when you take weight off the chair.”  

With its ash wood base and pillowy, 19-inches-deep seat, Montclair, N.J.–based designer Tammy Bolden’s recommendation is both cushy and versatile—“a midcentury modern look that fits with most design styles,” she says. In a current client’s office, she’s pairing the piece with a glass-top dining table “to keep the space feeling open and visually less cluttered.” Another asset is the seat’s elongated design. Says Bolden, “The high back makes it feel like a comfortable club chair instead of a desk chair.” 

Sometimes the best seating for a workspace isn’t actually meant for the office at all—it’s made for a dining room, as in this chair recommended by New York City-based designer Bryant Keller, founder of Keller and Co. “The Merwyn has the prerequisites of a good swivel, a comfy seat and supportive arms with an angled back,” he says. It also comes with stylish choices: a polished silver or black metal base and the option to have it custom-upholstered with nearly any material. “One of my clients chose a warm tan saddle leather with chrome legs, which looked chic with a glass-topped desk,” he says. “Another went with a nubby oatmeal, tan and navy fabric seat paired with a cerused oak desk. It’s always a big winner.”

It’s not surprising that textiles expert Arati Rao works from a chair with knockout upholstery. “The textured bouclé fabric adds an elegant touch,” she says of her chartreuse chair, an updated version of the seat created by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in 1957. Rao, the founder and creative director of New York City-based textiles studio Tantuvi—who points out she sits in this chair for 10 hours every day with no complaints—is also a fan of its construction. “I like the roomy width of the seat,” she says, “and the arm rest that wraps around.” 

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