March 2021 by Nicola B.
Really great company! If, like me, you can't sit in a chair like a normal human person, Ikaria is the company for you! I've followed them online for a long time and have finally made a couple of purchases within the last year. Their main offering is their Soul Seat - which is a backless chair for active sitting. It comes on wheels or on a bamboo base. It's kind of a lily pad shape with an adjustable cushion on top which they call the "perch". You can move the whole seat and the perch up and down. It's designed to be versatile for various seated positions - cross-legged, legs to one side, squatting, kneeling etc. You can also sit upright on it with your feet on the floor. The whole thing is that you use your core to sit up and keep your back straight. I've had neck issues for years now and part of my problem is that I hate sitting with my feet on the floor. I'm always pulling my legs up which, in a regular computer chair, usually makes me overextend my arms or slouch and push my neck forward. So the Soul Seat has been a revelation for me. It took awhile to decide to make the investment - both because it's pricey and because I worried I wouldn't find it comfortable. I was concerned I'd be sore from using it, at least til I got used to it. But I'm a couple of weeks in and it's going great! Although I'm relatively short (5'4") I went for the large size because I wanted to be sure that I could spread out - and I'm glad I did. Before going whole hog with the chair, I eased in by buying a Flow Desk. It's a bean-shaped little table for sitting on the floor. Again you can sit cross-legged, or legs forward, or even put it on top of your desk to make a standing desk. The table top is about 11" off the ground and the legs are sturdy metal. I use it mostly for sitting on the floor and writing longhand, not so much for computer use. I like to place a yoga blanket on the floor for comfort and either sit upright with my legs under the table, or sit against the wall. It's stylish, functional, and easy to move around. So, the ordering process: it's a small company and they aim to fulfill orders within about 6 weeks. They send automatic updates to let you know that/if everything is running on time. When I did email with the staff they were super friendly and helpful. My seat took a week longer than anticipated, which they communicated. Both of my pieces were shipped with UPS. Both items came super well packaged, nothing was damaged or even bumped. There were only a few steps to build them. They have videos to show you how. All in I'm really loving my new furniture and I'm glad that I found Ikaria! You can follow them on Instagram to see how people use their products. If you're in Columbia, they also have a showroom. There's also a 90-day satisfaction guarantee, so returns are possible.
