Löffler ERGO GmbH

Löffler ERGO GmbH is a German seating manufacturer whose site puts one phrase above everything else, "Gesundes Sitzen" (healthy sitting). The site runs in German and English and works as an online shop: products carry prices in euros, and the cart states totals "inklusive Mehrwertsteuer", including German VAT. The footer links to shipping conditions (Versandbedingungen), payment terms, a right-of-withdrawal page with a withdrawal form, a returns page (Rücksendungen) and a page listing the company's sales contacts (Ihre Ansprechpartner im Vertrieb). The site does not publish a list of countries it delivers to, so a buyer outside Germany should check the shipping conditions or ask the sales team before ordering. Larger projects also run through dealers: the company's reference page credits specialist retail partners (Fachhandelspartner) such as PD Group in Amsterdam, Chairgo in Munich and DNA Projecten in Utrecht.

History and production

The company's history page says Löffler began in 1992 in a small barn, "getragen von der Idee, Sitzen neu zu denken", driven by the idea of rethinking how people sit. In 1998 it developed the ERGO TOP technology together with the ergonomics department of the Technical University of Munich. In 2019 Löffler bought an upholstery business in Hersbruck and moved its production there in full; the site says around 40 new colleagues joined and that chairs are upholstered, sewn and assembled on around 2200 square meters, which it describes as "100% Made in Germany". In 2025 Löffler became part of the Forma 5 group, which the site describes as an internationally established company with more than 40 years in the furniture business, while production stays in Hersbruck.

ERGO TOP, in the company's words

Every Löffler swivel chair and stool, according to the history page, is fitted with ERGO TOP. The home page explains the idea as "bewegtes Sitzen", sitting in motion: the base keeps balancing the body's horizontal and vertical center, and Löffler says this activates the muscles while seated. The history page goes further and says the technology, modeled on the principle of a gymnastics ball, activates the back muscles and relieves the spine. Those are Löffler's own claims about its product, and the history page gives no study or test result behind them. A customer review quoted on the reference page makes the same comparison from the user side, calling the height-adjustable ERGO stool a "Gymnastikball" that now works at every table.

The range

The shop groups its seating into office chairs (Bürostühle), orthopedic office chairs (Orthopädische Bürostühle), ergonomic stools (Ergonomische Hocker), bar stools, visitor chairs, heavy-duty chairs (Schwerlaststühle) and other seating, plus a Sample Sale section for reduced stock. Löffler Plus is the name the home page gives to what it calls orthopedic solutions for relief in the working day. Outside seating, the shop sells tables for dining, lounge, office and bar use, home accessories, care products and children's furniture.

Named models and prices appear on the designer and reference pages. The Lezgo family covers swivel and visitor chairs and stackable cantilever chairs; the Lezgo Air 77 Rot was listed from 893,00 €. The Mesami range spans visitor chairs and bar stools, listed from 258,00 €. The Ergo is the company's ergonomic stool, shown in a reference with a rocking floor base (Bodenwippe). Designer pieces include the NK 1 at 2.903,00 € and the NK 2 at 2.759,00 € by Katsuhito Nishikawa, the Carega at 848,00 € by Heidemarie Leitner, the Alpenglühn "Blume" at 442,00 € by Fritz Močnik, the Packesel shelf at 207,00 € by Tanja Unger and the Juniör children's chair at 128,00 € by Günter Beltzig. A reference also shows the Brasilian Chair with monogram embroidery on its buttons, which the site says buyers can personalize with initials or a company logo.

Designers

Löffler works with named designers and gives each one a profile. Fritz Močnik, an Austrian who studied furniture making and interior design in Vienna, has designed for Löffler since 2008. Werner Blaser worked with the company in Reichenschwand from 2011 to 2018 on reissues of his furniture designs, and the site says the originals of his chairs and stools belong to the Löffler Collection. Günter Beltzig, known for plastic furniture since the 1960s, worked with Löffler from 2009; his Floris chair of 1968 is, the site says, in the Museum of Modern Art in New York as well as the Löffler Collection, and his Pegasus seating sculpture and Juniör children's chair are available again through Löffler. The profiles also cover Katsuhito Nishikawa, Tanja Unger, Heidemarie Leitner and textile artist Margret Schriefers-Imhof, whose rug designs Löffler still produces.

Who buys it

The reference page lists office, home, university and practice projects. NRC in Amsterdam fitted about 400 workstations with the Lezgo Air between 2021 and 2024. The Sparda-Bank Nürnberg took more than 250 Lezgo swivel and visitor chairs, a project the site says worked because of the wide choice of upholstery fabrics. The Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich bought 40 stackable Lezgo chairs in black leather for a library in June 2020. The BBRZ vocational rehabilitation center in Linz, Austria, furnished its canteen with 360 Mesami chairs, and the Kenniscentrum Sport en Bewegen in Utrecht took Lezgo Air Orange office chairs for around 35 workstations in 2022. A doctor's waiting room shows Mesami visitor chairs in an imitation leather the site says was developed for medical use. Löffler also donated Ergo stools to a Munich school, and the reference page quotes a teacher saying pupils stay focused longer.

What the site leaves open

The site menu lists Materials, Production, Warranty (Garantie), Sustainability, ERGO TOP-Technologie, Richtiges Sitzen (correct sitting) and Manuals (Handbücher) as sections. The history page promises "eine Produktgarantie, die kein leeres Versprechen ist", a product warranty that is not an empty promise, but that page does not say how long it runs or what it covers. The designer and reference pages that name the models give no seat-height ranges, weight ratings or dimensions. One review on the site makes the point itself, noting that a product description was missing or hard to find.

Who it suits

Löffler suits a buyer in Germany or a neighboring country who likes the idea of an active, moving seat and wants a chair built and upholstered in Germany by a company that names its designers. The prices are shown openly, which makes it easier to compare than many contract makers. A buyer who needs a published weight rating, exact adjustment ranges or a stated warranty term should ask the sales contacts before ordering, and anyone outside Germany should confirm delivery first.