The Rex Chair by Hightower and Circuform is what happens when ergonomic contract seating meets circular design. Created by Dutch designer Ineke Hans, it’s built from recycled industrial waste, think fishing nets, carpets, and disused office chair parts, recast into something that looks and feels fresh.

Rex sits at the intersection of comfort and conscience. Its ergonomically shaped seat and flexible back promote active sitting, while injection-molded recycled plastic keeps the structure lightweight yet strong. The result is a chair that performs beautifully in educational, hospitality, and workplace settings, places where durability and ease of use are just as critical as design integrity.

Each Rex Chair can also begin again. When a chair reaches the end of its life, it’s returned, refurbished, or remade into new material for the next generation of Rex. It’s a practical, tangible expression of the circular economy at work, a philosophy that turns sustainability from concept into craft.

This kind of design rigor echoes Hightower’s history of thoughtful, high-performing products, like the lively Lana Seating. With Rex, that commitment expands to include not just comfort and style, but responsibility, too.

For designers specifying modern, sustainable furniture, Rex offers more than a seat. It’s a full-circle solution for how we sit, learn, and connect.

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