| QOR360 | |
| Type: | Private |
| Founder: | Turner Osler, Lex Osler |
| Location: | Burlington, VT, U.S. |
| Industry: | Furniture |
QOR360 (pronounced ‘core 360’) is a line of ergonomic chairs developed by Turner Osler, a trauma surgeon.[1] [2]
Osler stated he developed the design after transitioning to a desk job after 30 years in the operating room as a trauma surgeon.[3] In his role as a research epidemiologist, Osler spent up to 60 hours a week sitting and claimed to develop back pain as a result.[4] [5] Osler said he conceived his own design after he was unable to find an affordable ergonomic chair. Along with his son, Lex, Osler founded QOR360 in 2016.[6] In 2022 the Financial Times reported that the increase in working from home during the COVID-19 pandemicresulted increased sales of the chairs.
The chairs are designed around a feature Osler patented as RedRocker technology; a dome-shaped rubber piece beneath the seat that allows it to wobble and pivot. Each model of chair resembles a stool.[7] The chair’s design requires the sitter to keep both feet on the ground and places the knees below the hips. The chair can rock in all directions.[8]
In 2022 QOR360 designed a chair called the ButtOn, that can be constructed using free, downloadable plans.