About FlowSeat
Revolutionizing how people sit, work, and live through innovative active seating solutions
Our Story
FlowSeat emerged from decades of experience in extreme-environment engineering and ergonomic design. After years of designing systems for the deepest parts of the ocean and the most demanding precision instruments, founder Seton Schiraga recognized a fundamental flaw in how we approach everyday seating.
Traditional chairs treat the human body as a static object. But our bodies are dynamic systems that thrive on movement. Drawing from biologically inspired tensegrity principles—the same structural concepts found in nature—Seton developed the FlowSeat: a responsive, articulated support system that moves with you, engaging your core and promoting natural, healthy movement throughout the day.
Every FlowSeat is hand-built in the United States with the same meticulous attention to detail that goes into deep-sea submersibles and surgical instruments. The result is a revolutionary active seating solution that keeps your body engaged, your mind focused, and your energy flowing.
Our Mission
We believe that movement is life. Our mission is to transform sedentary sitting into dynamic, health-promoting activity. Every FlowSeat is hand-built in the United States with meticulous attention to detail, combining innovative design with proven ergonomic principles.
We're not just selling chairs—we're promoting a movement toward better health, increased productivity, and enhanced quality of life for everyone who sits.
Seton Schiraga
Founder & Lead Engineer, ArTen Designs
Seton Schiraga is a Professional Engineer who specializes in creating tensegrity-based structures that merge rigid mechanics with organic biological motion. As Founder and Lead Engineer at ArTen Designs, his signature product is the FlowSeat—a revolutionary active seating solution that embodies his research into "surface adaptive tension-compression base structures," which he has patented.
With over seven years as Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at DOER Marine, Schiraga focused on robotics for extreme environments. His achievements include designing hydraulic systems for James Cameron's deep-sea submersible and developing life-support and cooling mechanisms for Paul Allen's ten-person submersible. This work demanded meticulous attention to pressure hull construction details and precision engineering in the most challenging conditions imaginable.
His design philosophy draws from "biologically inspired tensegrity," where simple localized controls produce complex adaptive behaviors. This approach creates furniture that functions as a responsive, articulated support system—not a static chair, but an active partner in movement and wellness.
Schiraga also held senior positions at Mettler-Toledo Rainin and Science, concentrating on ergonomics and precision instrument design. At Science, he led teams developing Brain-Computer Interface products and surgical instruments, further refining his expertise in human-centered design.
He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering with Mechatronics focus from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, plus coursework in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography through the Sea Education Association.
"Find out where your limits are and start from there." This philosophy drives Seton's work—constantly pushing boundaries to create products that transform how we interact with our environment.
Our Values
The principles that guide everything we do
Innovation
We continuously push the boundaries of what's possible in ergonomic design, combining cutting-edge research with practical application.
Quality
Every FlowSeat is hand-built in the USA with premium materials and meticulous craftsmanship. We never compromise on quality.
Health First
Your wellbeing is our priority. We design products based on scientific research and real-world feedback to maximize health benefits.