Giles Chair Review

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Good Evening !

Well this afternoon I picked up my John Lewis value Giles office chair :]

 I was really excited when I saw it on the website, it had a great shape reminiscent of a lot of industrial style chairs I'd seen on pintrest when collecting pictures for my loft assignment. 

I had been looking at chairs for a while, I'd had my chair for 10 years it was scratched badly on the arms, most of the wheels had come off, it was well loved and used.  I had been playing with the idea of a replica ghost chair but even from ebay it was £70 I didn't have, so the best thing about the giles chair is the price tag... £25 

My current desk chair

So I took the plunge and bought it blind and this evening I assembled it 

(yes self assembly required but you only need the allan key provided)

This was the assembly process :

                            

A few notes on assembly:

- There are no written instructions; only one three part diagram which is very easy to understand

- The wheels have a cut out and a thin loop of metal sits in here. 

It took me a minute or two to figure out you just have to push the wheels with a bit of force into the base

- The pump leaver can be put anyway around so you can choose right or left handed

- There are only 5 screws needed and these are tightened with the allan key provided

- The back rest is not screwed it simply slips on and the tension of the struts keep it in place

The finished chair:

I have to say when it was done I did think

 " this is a stool with a back rest"

My only quibble is because of the glossy nature of the plastic the chair is slippery, when I fist sat on it I was in tights so changed into leggings and still slippery. For now I have put a cushion on the chair.

I've been sat on it writing this post and it is very comfortable.

 I really like the ergonomic design of the seat and the back rest gives a nice level of support. 

The rising mechanism works well and the handle is soft touch which is nice.

The wheels are nice and nippy and it isn't clattery on the wood floor.

Overall I would give the chair an 8/10 simply because of the slippery feeling 

but otherwise I'm thrilled at this lovely design for only £25

Thanks for reading!