Swivel Chairs

A swivel chair is the most sociable single seat in the room because it requires no effort to redirect — turn to talk to the person beside you on the sofa, turn to face the screen, turn to look out the window. This flexibility makes a swivel chair ideal in an open-plan living area where the focus of the room shifts throughout the day. Positioned beside a sofa or across from an armchair, a swivel chair ensures the person sitting in it is never anchored in one direction. For households where the television and the conversation compete, a swivel chair is the natural solution.

Our swivel chairs come in two base types: memory return and full 360-degree rotation. A memory return swivel chair automatically returns to its forward-facing position when you stand up, which keeps the room looking tidy and the swivel chair always presenting its best angle to the room. A full-rotation swivel chair completes a continuous 360-degree arc and is often the preferred choice in studies and reading rooms where the sitter frequently reaches in multiple directions. The product listings indicate which swivel chair models include a memory return base, and our showroom team can demonstrate both types so you can choose the one that suits your use.

We carry swivel chairs in fabric, performance velvet and leather upholstery, giving you the flexibility to choose a swivel chair that suits both your living room palette and your practical needs. A velvet swivel chair makes a strong design statement and suits a room that is already using velvet elsewhere — on a sofa or cushions. A fabric swivel chair in a performance weave is the most practical all-rounder, combining easy care with comfort and a wide choice of colours. A leather swivel chair is hard-wearing and wipe-clean, sitting comfortably alongside a leather sofa or providing a contrasting texture beside a fabric lounge. Whichever material you choose, the swivel mechanism beneath is built for smooth, quiet operation.

A swivel chair needs a little more floor clearance than a fixed armchair to allow it to rotate freely without catching a wall, sofa or side table. Allow at least 30cm of clear space around the entire circumference of the swivel chair base as a minimum. Consider where the swivel chair will be positioned most of the time — if it is predominantly beside a sofa, align the seat height with the sofa so eye levels are comfortable in conversation. A swivel chair that is noticeably taller or lower than the adjacent sofa feels disconnected from the seating arrangement. Our showroom team will help you work through the placement before you commit.

Testing the rotation in person is the best way to judge a swivel chair — try the mechanism, sit for a few minutes to gauge the seat depth and firmness, and check the seat height against the sofa you intend to pair it with. Do this at any of our five locations — north at Alphington and Preston, west at Essendon DFO, south-east at Springvale or east at Nunawading — every one open seven days. In-stock swivel chairs dispatch within 48 hours, white-glove Melbourne metro delivery includes room placement, and we deliver Australia-wide for customers further out. The frame and rotating mechanism are covered by our structural warranty, and Zip Pay is available in store and online.