Toyota converted the front seat of their Crown luxury car into an office chair. The end result is disturbingly reminiscent to anyone who has ever snuggled into their Crown to get comfortable on a long trip, except this time the curve of the seat meets a computer and monitor rather than a steering wheel.
Toyota Boshoku started with the real Crown seat, but then collaborated with Itoki, a company that specializes in office furniture, to find out how to convert it into a desk chair. They were able to preserve all of the curves and features that made that seat so comfortable on long travels, while also adding a bit of a get-up-and-go with a wheeled base, height adjustment, and armrests ideal for desk work. It’s all wrapped up in some good automotive leather, with high-density foam and a strengthened frame below to protect it from sagging after hours of use.
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You adjust the settings using the same buttons as you would in the Crown, so to recline, elevate or lower the seat, adjust the lumbar support, or tilt the base back and forth, the same motors that move the seat in the car are employed, but this time from a desk. The climate controls are also from the automobile, with a three-stage heater to warm the backrest and the seat itself when it gets cold, as well as three fan speeds to pump air through the seat and back to keep it from becoming too hot after a long session. It’s all powered by a rechargeable battery hidden inside the chair, so you don’t have to bother with any connections, and the whole thing is portable, so you can move it around the room as you like.
You might see that the seatbelt buckle is still present, but it now houses a USB-C plug, allowing you to charge your phone, tablet, or headphone while working. According to the specifications, the chair is 28 inches broad and 42 inches tall, with a seat height of up to 29 inches and a depth of 21 to 27 inches. The base is a very size 18 inches across, providing lots of stability even on a hardwood
There were only 70 of these chairs built, and they are only available in Japan through Crown dealerships. However, if there aren’t enough buyers to go around, a lottery mechanism is utilized to choose who receives one. We’re looking at a price of around 495,000 yen, or roughly $3,500, which is a very pricey price given the hand-picked seats, special engineering, and battery-powered things within.
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