{{advert|date=November 2023}} {{Short description|Ergonomic chair brand}} {{Infobox company | name = QOR360 | logo = Qor360-logo 1800x1800.jpg | type = Private | founded = | founder = Turner Osler, Lex Osler | hq_location = Burlington, VT, U.S. | industry = Furniture | website = {{URL|https://qor360.com}} }} '''QOR360''' (pronounced ‘core 360’) is a line of ergonomic chairs developed by Turner Osler, a trauma surgeon.<ref name="WSJ">{{cite news |last1=Puniewska |first1=Magdalena |date=17 January 2020 |title=Goodbye, Back Pain? This Office Chair Was Designed by a Trauma Surgeon |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/goodbye-back-pain-this-office-chair-was-designed-by-a-trauma-surgeon-11579282420 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200117174851/https://www.wsj.com/articles/goodbye-back-pain-this-office-chair-was-designed-by-a-trauma-surgeon-11579282420 |archive-date=17 Jan 2020 |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name=Globe20>{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Billy |title=A former surgeon changes the idea of what a chair should be |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2020/02/01/changing-idea-what-chair-should/dYf4lDVUzLlZCSAfcpghYM/story.html |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=Boston Globe |date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
== History == Osler stated he developed the design after transitioning to a desk job after 30 years in the operating room as a trauma surgeon.<ref name="WSJ" /><ref name="NPR">{{cite news |last1=Kalish |first1=John |title=This retired Vermont doctor designs active chairs for healthy sitting |url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/05/24/active-chair-healthy-sitting |access-date=17 October 2022 |work=Here & Now |agency=wbur |publisher=National Public Radio |date=24 May 2022}}</ref> In his role as a research epidemiologist, Osler spent up to 60 hours a week sitting<ref name="WSJ" /> and claimed to develop back pain as a result.<ref name="Addison22">{{cite news |last1=Kalish |first1=Jon |date=16 June 2022 |title=Vt. surgeon builds better chair for active sitting |url=https://www.addisonindependent.com/2022/06/16/vt-surgeon-builds-better-chair-for-active-sitting/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220905133906/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2020/02/01/changing-idea-what-chair-should/dYf4lDVUzLlZCSAfcpghYM/story.html |archive-date=5 Sep 2022 |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Addison County Independent}}</ref><ref name=Milton21>{{cite news |last1=Higdon |first1=Bridget |title=This father-son duo from Colchester wants to change how the world sits |url=https://www.miltonindependent.com/news/this-father-son-duo-from-colchester-wants-to-change-how-the-world-sits/article_a3a586e5-2cc8-54b2-aab1-25fbc36dcee4.html |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Milton Independent |date=17 May 2021}}</ref> Osler said he conceived his own design after he was unable to find an affordable ergonomic chair.<ref name="NPR" /> Along with his son, Lex,<ref name=Globe20 /> Osler founded QOR360 in 2016.<ref name="FT">{{cite news |last1=Little |first1=Harriet Fitch |title=The best chair for work may not be the one you think |url=https://www.ft.com/content/fd81a006-72e7-41f1-8f71-5e77fc869b97 |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=Financial Times |date=3 June 2022}}</ref> In 2022 the Financial Times reported that the increase in working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted increased sales of the chairs.<ref name="FT" />
== Product == thumb|QOR360 Red Leather Ariel 1.0 Active Chair
The chairs are designed around a feature Osler patented as RedRocker technology;<ref name="WSJ" /> a dome-shaped rubber piece beneath the seat that allows it to wobble and pivot.<ref name=Globe20 /> Each model of chair resembles a stool.<ref name="WSJ" /><ref name="BurlFreePress">{{cite news |last1=D'Ambrosio |first1=Dan |title=Burlington startup takes on 'sitting disease' with patented new chair |url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/money/2019/01/29/chronic-back-pain-btv-startup-qor-360-patented-chair-help-sitting-disease/2680195002 |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=Burlington Free Press |date=29 January 2019}}</ref> The chair’s design requires the sitter to keep both feet on the ground and places the knees below the hips.<ref name="WSJ" /> The chair can rock in all directions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blackmore |first1=Willu |title=Weirdly Shaped Office Chairs Are Popular on TikTok. Are They Actually Good for You? |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/weirdly-shaped-office-chairs-are-popular-on-tiktok-are-they-actually-good-for-you-56efc753?st=sjnwl6el9np7047&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink |access-date=21 September 2023 |publisher=Wall Street Journal |date=13 September 2023}}</ref>
In 2022 QOR360 designed a chair called the ''ButtOn that'' "looks like a basic wooden stool, but its button-shaped seat is resting on a tennis ball centered below." This model can be constructed using free, downloadable plans.<ref name="Addison22" />
== See also == * Office chair * List of chairs * Open-design movement
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