When you are choosing commercial furniture, the vast majority will have options available on which material they are made from.
For example, filing cabinets could be either metal or wooden, desks can be wooden or a combo of glass and metal, and office chairs offer even more choices in style, quality, and materials.
Office chairs are what we are going to focus on, for the simple reason that more office chairs are purchased than most commercial office furniture. That means lots of buyers will have to decide upon the materials they wish to have on the office chairs they purchase.
That choice can play a significant role in how comfortable the office chairs are, how much support they provide, and their cost. Two office chair materials that provide a great contrast to each other are leather and mesh.
As for how to make a choice, it will come down to assessing both leather and mesh office chair material options and weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of each of them.
To help shortcut that process, especially if you are one of the people considering buying office chairs soon for your business, we have outlined much of that information below. We trust it helps you make an informed choice of office chair material.
Leather Office Chairs
There is no denying that leather is perceived as the most luxurious material of the two options.
It provides superb comfort, aids support for the user, has an awesome appearance, and, importantly, is extremely hard wearing to the extent that leather office chairs are the likeliest to last the longest if cared for properly.
That care could be something that can be said against leather because to keep it in good condition it will require some considerable care, including leather moisturisers and specialist cleaning fluids.
Leather may also be susceptible to cracks and bleaching especially if the office chair is close to a heater or in direct sunlight for long periods.
Leather office chairs are also most likely going to be the costliest of the two options, but also bear in mind that quality and comfort are never cheap and if you want the maximum on both counts, then a leather office chair will be worth the price you pay for it.
Mesh Office Chairs
In truth, mesh chairs should be classed as fabric, as the mesh material often is a fabric, but such are the differences in features, pros, and cons between mesh and fabric, it deserves to be classified separately.
Also, the mesh is often a synthetic fabric thus making it feel and appear even more different from most fabrics that are used for office chairs.
Mesh office chairs have strands of material woven to create an extremely consistent web pattern in the back of the chair.
The main benefits of mesh are it is lightweight and thus moving the chair around should be easy.
It also allows plenty of ventilation through the back of the chair, keeping the person sitting on it cooler than with leather.
Mesh office chairs are also extremely good value for money, usually costing a lot less than leather office chairs.
On the downside, they can lack durability as all it takes is one strand of mesh to get damaged and soon much of it can start to deteriorate.
Also, mesh office chairs are neither as supportive nor as comfortable as leather office chairs, in most cases.
Conclusion
We are not here to state whether leather or mesh is the better choice for you, simply because we have no idea what your needs, requirements, nor preferences are.
However, if your budget allows for them, given that they offer more comfort and support and can last longer, then obviously leather is desirable.
Alternatively, if you need a relatively low-cost office chair that is lightweight and provides greater ventilation, then mesh is the answer.
