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Sitting for hours at a desk isn’t ideal for your body, even in the most ergonomic chair. With help from Occupational Physiotherapist Dave Hall, we share five simple ways to move more throughout your workday. From tying movement prompts to work cues, to using height adjustable desks, these practical tips can help you break the habit of sitting at your desk for hours on end.
Ergonomic seating plays a key role in workplace productivity by supporting comfort, focus, and healthy movement. When employees sit comfortably with proper support, they experience less fatigue, maintain concentration longer, and perform more consistently throughout the day.
With students spending hours seated each day, uncomfortable chairs can quickly lead to restlessness, poor focus, and fatigue. Ergonomic school seating supports growing bodies, reduces strain, and helps create classrooms where students are more comfortable, attentive, and ready to learn.
Workplace ergonomics have come a long way, but what about gaming set-ups? Gamers often sit for hours at a time, and not all chairs are created equal. Occupational Physiotherapist Dave Hall shares practical insights on ergonomic gaming chairs and the importance of movement and supports. With 25 years’ experience, he explains what to look for in a chair built for long sessions.
If you spend long hours at a desk, the right chair can make all the difference. This guide explains how to choose the best ergonomic chair in AU by breaking down key features like seat depth, lumbar support and tilt mechanisms. Learn what really supports comfort, posture and long-term wellbeing at work.
As we look toward 2026, office design is shifting beyond aesthetics to focus on human-centred, adaptable environments. Designers are prioritising sustainability, modularity and wellbeing, creating spaces that evolve with teams and support how people actually work. Smart technologies, flexible third spaces and ergonomic furniture come together to enhance comfort, connection and long-term performance.
Open-plan offices don’t have to be noisy or chaotic. Fuze Business Interiors Manager and Senior Design Consultant Toni Dickson shares her top tips for designing an open office for productivity and collaboration. With the right zoning, acoustics, lighting, and tech, you can create a calm, people-first workplace, just like the new ACCO/Buro working showroom in Auckland.
With Mental Health Awareness Week just behind us, Dr Amanda Wallis from Geneva Wellbeing and Umbrella shares how managers can normalise mental health conversations at work. From spotting early signs of burnout to creating psychologically safe spaces and wellbeing-centred design, her advice helps organisations build healthier, more connected teams.
You’re balancing a toddler, supporting an elderly parent, or worrying about test results. We all know what it feels like to nervously wait for an appointment. A thoughtful, family-friendly waiting room with right choice of chairs shows patients they’ve been considered, no matter their age, mobility, or circumstances, and that sense of care carries through the rest of their experience.
From smart ergonomics to modular seating and a fresh take on the resimercial aesthetic, Buro’s 2025 Workplace Design Trends Report explores the ideas shaping tomorrow’s offices. Discover how flexibility, inclusivity, and sustainability are redefining the workplace, and how Buro’s seating can help you bring these trends to life.