Don’t Lean Back Ltd (dlb…) was launched in 2006, when ex-teacher Tom Wates was so fed up of children rocking back on their chairs that he decided to do something about it. In the UK alone, 7000 children are taken to hospital each due to chair related accidents and in some cases even death. It was also clear that chair design within the school environment had not had a significant overhaul for nearly 40 years and a need for good design was vital.<br />The Max Chair was created and since 2007 has sold over 100,000 units within the UK. It’s contemporary style, it’s clever design which promotes excellent posture and it’s revolutionary frame actively prevents children, and adults, from leaning back on their chairs. This unique quality gives greater stability to the chair which prevents serious injury and its excellent ergonomic lumbar support helps to maintain the body’s natural posture.<br /><br />’25 products that might just change the world’ Bloomberg Business Week, Dec 2009