Editorial team: How do you perceive the changing needs of young employees?
Bimos: Regardless of the industry sector or activity area, the younger generation has a distinct awareness of health, sustainability and meaningful working. These expectations are no longer limited to office environments; they also apply to production, laboratory and technical settings. And this is where Bimos comes in: We see ourselves as designers of modern workplaces in industry and laboratories – environments that need to be not just functional but also motivating and healthy.
Editorial team: What's this shift's impact on the development of seating solutions; what has significantly changed, especially for Bimos?
Bimos: The increasing complexity of industrial work environments necessitates seating solutions that extend traditional requirements. Ergonomics is becoming a strategic success factor, not just for prevention but for actively enhancing performance. At Bimos, we are proactively shaping this evolution. The new TEXON embodies our ambition: a chair leading in ergonomics, specializing in safety technology, and meeting high aesthetic standards - designed to meet the requirements of cleanrooms, high-tech industry, and workplaces of the future.
Editorial team: Wellbeing includes health – what must a modern work chair offer?
Bimos: Today, a modern work chair must serve as a health-promoting tool. That means it should enable movement, support intuitive operations and also meet the physiological needs of a wide range of users. The TEXOS by Bimos is a milestone in this regard: thanks to its Auto-Motion Technology, the body remains in dynamic motion even during repetitive tasks. That is active health protection seamlessly integrated into everyday work.
Editorial team: What is so special about workplace seating?
Bimos: Sitting is the dominant posture in many work environments and, therefore, a central issue for both health and productivity. While the awareness of ergonomic seating solutions has long been present in office settings, industry and laboratory environments lag in this regard. That’s what we aim to change at Bimos. Sectors where precision and concentration are required call for seating solutions that relieve, support and promote.
Editorial team: A chair that is profitable – how does that work?
Bimos: A well-designed ergonomic work chair is not an expense; it’s an investment in productivity, motivation and long-term health. Our solutions are durable, low-maintenance and reliably usable even in sensitive environments. The Skintec surface of TEXON, for example, is not only hygienic and ESD-compliant but also highly robust. This way, our products make a measurable contribution to operational efficiency, year after year.
Editorial team: Health, motivation and efficiency – how does the right chair impact employees and their work?
Bimos: Health at work is no longer a “nice to have”; it’s a crucial competitive factor Employers who show that employee well-being matters strengthen commitment, performance and identification. All our chairs, especially the TEXON, actively contribute to this by reducing ergonomic strain while ensuring a high-quality work environment. Motivation often starts with the right attitude.
Editorial team: Interstuhl designs the Better Office – what makes Bimos seating solutions Better Seats?
Bimos: While Interstuhl is redefining office standards, we at Bimos design the „Better Seat“principle for industrial and scientific workspaces. Our chairs are the result of German engineering excellence, hands-on research, for example, with Fraunhofer Insitute, and a deep understanding of user needs. The result is seating solutions that are as intelligent as they are solid and as ergonomic as they are design-forward. TEXON gets it straight to the point and has therefore been honored with leading design awards, such as the German Innovation Award 2025.
Editorial team: We are far from reaching the limit – what trends and developments are emerging for work and laboratory chairs of the future?
Bimos: We observe an increasing convergence of digital and analogue working environments, also in industrial contexts, evoking new demands for flexibility, connectivity and individualization. At the same time, we see an increase in the importance of sustainability. Bimos is addressing these trends with well-thought material concepts, digital configuration tools and ergonomic innovations – many of which are already a reality in TEXON today. For us, innovation is not an end in itself but a response to real-world changes.
Editorial team: Could you explain your collaboration with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft?
Bimos: The collaboration with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is of central importance. It enables us to integrate the latest research findings into our product development, for instance, from ergonomics, sensor technology and cleanroom safety. The development of intelligent seating technologies with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is a perfect example. It involves detecting sitting postures and encouraging active micro-movements. Insights like these help us develop work chairs that have a preventive instead of just a reactive effect.
Our TEXON has also been tested for cleanroom suitability in cooperation with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and has proven to meet the requirements of air cleanliness class 3. That provides our customers – especially in sensitive areas such as high-tech manufacturing or the pharmaceutical industry – security. In short, these partnerships strengthen our innovation and secure our technological leadership in the market for specialized work chairs.
