Not just for your office, this mesh desk chair will be a comfortable ergonomic gaming chair for online gamers and video game testers. Offering up a 3-paddle control you’ll reach your desired comfort in this executive office chair.
[_Our chair conforms to ANSI/BIFMA standard X5.1-17_] Contemporary executive chair offers superior comfort
Ventilated curved back provides lumbar support, adjustable back height, back angle adjustments with infinite lock positions
Tilt lever – push in to lock in an upright position; pullout to activate rocking motion, while tilt tension knob controls tilt resistance
PRODUCT MEASUREMENTS: Overall Size: 25.75″W x 27.5″D x 36.75-43.5″H; Seat Size: 19″W x 17″D x 18-23″H; Back Size: 17.5″W x 19-21″H; Arm Size: 27-31.75″H from floor; 7.75-10.25″H from seat
Brand
Flash Furniture
Color
Black
Product Dimensions
27.5"D x 25.75"W x 43.5"H
Size
Set of 1
Back Style
Curved
Special Feature
Adjustable
Product Care Instructions
SW-Solvent and water based cleaner such as foam
Recommended Uses For Product
Office, Gaming
Maximum Weight Recommendation
300 Pounds
Style
Contemporary
Pattern
Solid
Finish Type
Black Nylon
Room Type
Home Office/Study;Office
Age Range Description
Adult
Included Components
Mesh Executive Office Chairs
Shape
Square
Model Name
Flash Furniture
Arm Style
Adjustable
Surface Recommendation
Hard Floor
Seat Back Interior Height
21 Inches
Furniture base movement
Swivel
IndoorOutdoor Usage
Indoor
Form Factor
Mesh
Furniture Finish
Black Nylon
Seat Height
23 Inches
Seat Depth
17 inches
Fill Material
Foam
Arm Height
34.25 Inches
Item Weight
37 pounds
Manufacturer
Flash Furniture
Country of Origin
Malaysia
Item model number
HL-0001-GG
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer
No
Fabric Type
100% Polyester
Refill
Foam
Finish types
Black Nylon
Assembly required
Yes
Number of pieces
1
Warranty Description
2 years limited.
Batteries required
No
Import
Made in China
4045 reviews for Flash Furniture Nicholas Mid-Back Black Mesh Multifunction Executive Swivel Ergonomic Office Chair with Adjustable Arms
Rated 5 out of 5
Tharinda –
Reasonable product for the price.
Rated 1 out of 5
Cybershaz –
For the first few months this chair was great. It’s overall comfortable and exactly what I was looking for.
Issues: Then the adjustable seat back wouldn’t stay in place vertically, so it would continuously slide down no matter how tight the knob was turned. And then the creaking started. Non stop creaking. I tightened every screw and it didn’t make a difference.
Warranty / Lack of Support: This chair has a 2 year warranty. Within the warranty period I reached out to Flash Furniture. It took over weeks for them to even acknowledge my claim. Then they opened a ticket under a mattress – which was obviously not what I had purchased. Finally they said they were ‘shipping me a part to fix the issue’ without confirming anything (shipping address, what this part would do, etc.). The part was shipped and I watched it travel on FedEx from Georgia, around a few states and back to Flash Furniture in Georgia. I still don’t have it and no one is answering me.
So at this point I’m shopping for a new chair. Warranty is useless – beware.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mario Tourigny –
Cette chaise est très facile à assembler (10 vis à visser). Le reste est déjà pré-monter.
Plusieurs fonctionnalités sont disponibles.
Rated 3 out of 5
Rick –
Buen precio, sin instrucciones de armado, mecanismo trabado y notorio era devolución , diferentes empaques
Rated 5 out of 5
David –
extremely comfortable
Rated 5 out of 5
RealAdult –
I’ve had this chair for a year. I got it mid-pandemic for $130. I think it’s a reasonable value. The seat is soft and well-cushioned. I wish it was almost a little longer for more thigh support, but I’m a big person and it fits me pretty well other than that. I use this chair daily while working from home.
Overall, it’s held up well, with the exception of one of the armrests. After about 9 months, the rubber material covering has torn on the bottom edge and on the top. The tears are about an inch long each. The armrest still works fine and hasn’t lost any foam, but I could see that happening if I don’t find a way to tape/cover the tear.
The chair is comfortable, and there are several kinds of adjustments available. It’s also very sturdy, both the chair and the armrests.
When the chair arrived, the hydraulic lift had expanded and punched through the box it shipped in. I haven’t had any issues with it and just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Assembly was mostly easy and the instructions made sense. My biggest problem with the chair was when I attached the chair to the part with the levers. The placement of the levers and a bump of plastic as well as the slots for the screws made it hard to get in with the Allen key to tighten them down. I think some of the holes weren’t tapped straight and were slightly misaligned, which also made it harder to screw in the bolts. The chair starts to squeak when I lean back every couple of months, so I just flip it over, tighten those bolts, and it’s quiet for another couple of months.
Other than the armrest tears, which you really only see when you’re looking right at them, the chair doesn’t look worn at all. I don’t really like the silver decoration at the top of the wheelbase, but it looks nice overall. I’d recommend it.
Rated 4 out of 5
Peter V. –
If you can buy it for less than the MFTC 200 then I would say buy it. I bought the MFTC chair in 2015 from Office Depot for $99 on sale and it does go on sale every so often. The cushion has worn out and the armrests crack. I suspect the same will happen with this Flash Furniture branded chair also so I didn’t even bother to attach the cheap armrests.
■■■ Brand/Manufacturer ■■■ □ Flash Furniture Executive Swivel- Belnick LLC (Not the true OEM) □ Realspace MFTC 200 – Anji Grand Orient Furniture Co. Ltd (Office Depot/Max brand) ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ I couldn’t find the real OEM for Belnick’s Flash Furniture branded chair, the bottom labels didn’t reveal anything. The Realspace is made by Anji Grand Orient Furniture Co. Ltd as labeled on the bottom of the chair. Belnick has warehouses in Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, and California otherwise no further information about the OEM. The chairs are very closely identical making me suspect it’s highly plausible it’s from the same manufacturer as the Realspace.
■■■ Origin ■■■ □ Flash Furniture – Made In China □ Realspace MFTC – Made In China ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Both chairs are made in China, Realspace has it on the bottom label of the seat and FF has it on the outside of the box.
■■■ Seat Cushion Quality ■■■ □ FF – A cushioned contour shaped for your bottom □ RS MFTC – No contour at all ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ The bottom of the FF chair is made of a plastic base and the RS MFTC is made of a heavier wood base with the upholstery stapled onto the seat. If you ever want to reupholster your seat in the future (like I probably will be doing) then buy the RS MFTC. I suspect the plastic base chosen in the FF task chair is to reduce shipping weight and cost. I can’t be sure that the current RS MFTC still uses a wooden base as the seat. While the FF chair has a nice contoured cushion, I feel that over time the area where you sit may sink in over time leaving the outside portions you are not sitting on raised up high. The RS MFTC cushion may sink a lot faster if you are heavier in weight, I am only about 155 lbs, and the cushion still sunk over time fully flattening with zero support left.
▓ If you need the cushion to be comfortable, I would choose the FF chair as the seat is contoured. The RS MFTC cushion lies flat and over time you will need to reupholster the cushion or purchase a memory foam cushion to place on top of it after the cushion flattens. ▓
■■■ Seat Height ■■■ □ FF – 18.5″ lowered, 23″ raised (based on top of cushion) □ RS MFTC – 15″ lowered, 20″ (based on top of cushion) ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ If you have short legs then get the RS MFTC as it sits lower, if you have longer legs go with the FF as it sits higher. Your legs will be dangling off the FF if you have short legs or your feet will not be planted on the floor comfortably.
■■■ Seat Tilt Adjustments ■■■ □ FF – Tilt function only leans backward, no way to lean forward □ RS MFTC – Tilt function only leans forward, leans back very little ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ There is no way to lean back on the RS MFTC task chair like the FF chair if that matters to you. And I am sure I installed it correctly as it is impossible to put the backrest mesh on if you put the bracket on incorrectly. The RS MFTC is more fitting for shorter individuals who would like to be able to plant their feet onto the floor comfortably.
■■■ Backrest Mesh ■■■ □ FF – 15″ wide (measured sitting down at waist width) □ RS MFTC – 18″ wide (measured sitting down at waist width) ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ I felt that both meshes provided good lumbar support as they both can be placed in a vertical position and tilted backward if you need to lean back for some reason. However, I did find that the width of the RS MFTC’s backrest was much more satisfying. While both chairs provided adequate lumbar support the width of the RS MFTC chair just felt a lot more comfortable. There is a weird plastic accordion insert for the FF chair which felt cheap and tacky that did not properly expand up enough when the backrest was raised. I believe over time it would probably dry out and crack and split at the seams that join the plastic together. Both chairs’ backrest mesh can be adjusted vertically to fit your torso height.
■■■ Arm Rests ■■■ □ FF – Poor Quality □ RS MFTC – Poor Quality ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Both are very identical in shape, size, function, and quality with the RS MFTC barely being a little bit better in quality but not by much. The armrests will crack over time, I didn’t even bother to attach the FF armrests on arrival and assembly.
■■■ Ease of Assembly ■■■ □ FF – Very Easy □ RS MFTC – Medium ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ In terms of assembly, I found the FF chair to be much easier to assemble for the reason being that the holes lined up well and the screws were easy to tighten. I found that the RS MFTC chair was slightly more difficult to assemble because of the screw quality but not more significantly difficult. I had to use a socket wrench to tighten the RS MFTC screws because they were slightly more difficult to tighten with the supplied Allen wrench.
■■■ Conclusion ■■■ While both chairs were pretty comparable in function, quality, and comfort I was more satisfied with the Realspace MFTC200 besides the poorly supported cushion. Smaller individuals should choose the Realspace MFTC200, larger individuals should consider the Flash Furniture Executive Swivel. If a comfortable seat cushion is your priority then you may like the Executive Swivel better. Both chairs have their place and it’s never a one-size-fits-all in the budget space.
▌ Flash Furniture Executive Swivel ▌ + Better for large/heavy individuals + Better contoured seat cushion + Tilts backward – Not as good for shorter individuals – Backrest mesh is not as wide – Can’t tilt seat forward
▌ Realspace MFTC200 ▌ + Better for smaller/lighter individuals + Wider backrest mesh + Tilts forward – Seat cushion not contoured – Seat cushion flattens over time – Can’t tilt seat backward
Rated 5 out of 5
Sean Montgomery –
I bought both the Flash Furniture Mid Back Black Mesh Chair and the SPACE Seating Professional Dark Air Grid Back w/ Black Eco Leather Seat.
I needed two chairs for my home office as I often have clients over. At the time of this review, both of these chairs are number one sellers on Amazon in their respective categories. At my previous employment I had an Aeron chair and funny enough I actually like both of these as much if not more. The Aeron had better casters and quality of construction but I always found it kind of mushy, and I had to constantly re tighten the arm rests as they tended become loose from their settings after a couple of hours.
Consensus: Pleasantly surprised by both of them and I’m giving them both 5 stars for value and comfort. Note, I’m only in my first week with both.
– Ease of assembly – Assembled both chairs within 15 minutes. The SPACE was in particular really easy. Both have the identical number of bolts used in identical places (10 for each chair). The Flash had slightly weaker instructions but overall both were very easy to assemble. I particularly like the touch of the SPACE chair where they warned on the box “don’t use a knife here to open” which could have led to cutting some of the fabric with a large knife.
– Comfort – I am 5’ 9” 220 lbs (body builder) and I found both chairs very comfortable. I prefer a firmer cushion and good back support – both were excellent. Same thing on leg height. I had no issues with long terms seating when with past chairs my legs and ass could go numb. I’m currently using the Flash more, but that is because if reading a book or gaming, it’s nice to be able to tilt back. The SPACE has better casters and is better for hardcore grinding away at work if you want a rigid back. I’ve noticed people complaining that the chairs don’t go down far enough. At my height no problem. Especially once I added blocks under my antique oak table lifting it up higher. Perfect ergonomic feel now compared to what I had before.
– Quality – The SPACE (made in Taiwan) has better quality construction and materials than the Flash (made in China). Aesthetically I find the SPACE better looking, The Flash has some nasty silver flashing on it, cheaper plastic, and IMHO leaving the nasty dust guards off made it look much better. If I had to bet money on it I think the SPACE will outlast the Flash. The quality of the cushions on the SPACE also seem a bit higher than the Flash.
– Value – For the comfort I have now, if these chairs last a couple of years it’s an outstanding value. I seriously considered getting another Aeron and I’m glad I didn’t. I’m part of a start up now and I’m getting 90% of the comfort from the Aeron for literally 1/7th the price from each of these chairs. AND I now have two chairs. Killer value.
Overall: Depending on what you want from an office chair they’re both great. The Flash has the advantage of adjust-ability for different seating postures but the SPACE wins when it comes to old school, rigid back grind it out comfort – it just feels a little bit more stable.
Tharinda –
Reasonable product for the price.
Cybershaz –
For the first few months this chair was great. It’s overall comfortable and exactly what I was looking for.
Issues: Then the adjustable seat back wouldn’t stay in place vertically, so it would continuously slide down no matter how tight the knob was turned. And then the creaking started. Non stop creaking. I tightened every screw and it didn’t make a difference.
Warranty / Lack of Support: This chair has a 2 year warranty. Within the warranty period I reached out to Flash Furniture. It took over weeks for them to even acknowledge my claim. Then they opened a ticket under a mattress – which was obviously not what I had purchased. Finally they said they were ‘shipping me a part to fix the issue’ without confirming anything (shipping address, what this part would do, etc.). The part was shipped and I watched it travel on FedEx from Georgia, around a few states and back to Flash Furniture in Georgia. I still don’t have it and no one is answering me.
So at this point I’m shopping for a new chair. Warranty is useless – beware.
Mario Tourigny –
Cette chaise est très facile à assembler (10 vis à visser). Le reste est déjà pré-monter.
Plusieurs fonctionnalités sont disponibles.
Rick –
Buen precio, sin instrucciones de armado, mecanismo trabado y notorio era devolución , diferentes empaques
David –
extremely comfortable
RealAdult –
I’ve had this chair for a year. I got it mid-pandemic for $130. I think it’s a reasonable value. The seat is soft and well-cushioned. I wish it was almost a little longer for more thigh support, but I’m a big person and it fits me pretty well other than that. I use this chair daily while working from home.
Overall, it’s held up well, with the exception of one of the armrests. After about 9 months, the rubber material covering has torn on the bottom edge and on the top. The tears are about an inch long each. The armrest still works fine and hasn’t lost any foam, but I could see that happening if I don’t find a way to tape/cover the tear.
The chair is comfortable, and there are several kinds of adjustments available. It’s also very sturdy, both the chair and the armrests.
When the chair arrived, the hydraulic lift had expanded and punched through the box it shipped in. I haven’t had any issues with it and just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Assembly was mostly easy and the instructions made sense. My biggest problem with the chair was when I attached the chair to the part with the levers. The placement of the levers and a bump of plastic as well as the slots for the screws made it hard to get in with the Allen key to tighten them down. I think some of the holes weren’t tapped straight and were slightly misaligned, which also made it harder to screw in the bolts. The chair starts to squeak when I lean back every couple of months, so I just flip it over, tighten those bolts, and it’s quiet for another couple of months.
Other than the armrest tears, which you really only see when you’re looking right at them, the chair doesn’t look worn at all. I don’t really like the silver decoration at the top of the wheelbase, but it looks nice overall. I’d recommend it.
Peter V. –
If you can buy it for less than the MFTC 200 then I would say buy it. I bought the MFTC chair in 2015 from Office Depot for $99 on sale and it does go on sale every so often. The cushion has worn out and the armrests crack. I suspect the same will happen with this Flash Furniture branded chair also so I didn’t even bother to attach the cheap armrests.
■■■ Brand/Manufacturer ■■■
□ Flash Furniture Executive Swivel- Belnick LLC (Not the true OEM)
□ Realspace MFTC 200 – Anji Grand Orient Furniture Co. Ltd (Office Depot/Max brand)
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
I couldn’t find the real OEM for Belnick’s Flash Furniture branded chair, the bottom labels didn’t reveal anything. The Realspace is made by Anji Grand Orient Furniture Co. Ltd as labeled on the bottom of the chair. Belnick has warehouses in Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, and California otherwise no further information about the OEM. The chairs are very closely identical making me suspect it’s highly plausible it’s from the same manufacturer as the Realspace.
■■■ Origin ■■■
□ Flash Furniture – Made In China
□ Realspace MFTC – Made In China
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
Both chairs are made in China, Realspace has it on the bottom label of the seat and FF has it on the outside of the box.
■■■ Seat Cushion Quality ■■■
□ FF – A cushioned contour shaped for your bottom
□ RS MFTC – No contour at all
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
The bottom of the FF chair is made of a plastic base and the RS MFTC is made of a heavier wood base with the upholstery stapled onto the seat. If you ever want to reupholster your seat in the future (like I probably will be doing) then buy the RS MFTC. I suspect the plastic base chosen in the FF task chair is to reduce shipping weight and cost. I can’t be sure that the current RS MFTC still uses a wooden base as the seat. While the FF chair has a nice contoured cushion, I feel that over time the area where you sit may sink in over time leaving the outside portions you are not sitting on raised up high. The RS MFTC cushion may sink a lot faster if you are heavier in weight, I am only about 155 lbs, and the cushion still sunk over time fully flattening with zero support left.
▓ If you need the cushion to be comfortable, I would choose the FF chair as the seat is contoured. The RS MFTC cushion lies flat and over time you will need to reupholster the cushion or purchase a memory foam cushion to place on top of it after the cushion flattens. ▓
■■■ Seat Height ■■■
□ FF – 18.5″ lowered, 23″ raised (based on top of cushion)
□ RS MFTC – 15″ lowered, 20″ (based on top of cushion)
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
If you have short legs then get the RS MFTC as it sits lower, if you have longer legs go with the FF as it sits higher. Your legs will be dangling off the FF if you have short legs or your feet will not be planted on the floor comfortably.
■■■ Seat Tilt Adjustments ■■■
□ FF – Tilt function only leans backward, no way to lean forward
□ RS MFTC – Tilt function only leans forward, leans back very little
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
There is no way to lean back on the RS MFTC task chair like the FF chair if that matters to you. And I am sure I installed it correctly as it is impossible to put the backrest mesh on if you put the bracket on incorrectly. The RS MFTC is more fitting for shorter individuals who would like to be able to plant their feet onto the floor comfortably.
■■■ Backrest Mesh ■■■
□ FF – 15″ wide (measured sitting down at waist width)
□ RS MFTC – 18″ wide (measured sitting down at waist width)
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
I felt that both meshes provided good lumbar support as they both can be placed in a vertical position and tilted backward if you need to lean back for some reason. However, I did find that the width of the RS MFTC’s backrest was much more satisfying. While both chairs provided adequate lumbar support the width of the RS MFTC chair just felt a lot more comfortable. There is a weird plastic accordion insert for the FF chair which felt cheap and tacky that did not properly expand up enough when the backrest was raised. I believe over time it would probably dry out and crack and split at the seams that join the plastic together. Both chairs’ backrest mesh can be adjusted vertically to fit your torso height.
■■■ Arm Rests ■■■
□ FF – Poor Quality
□ RS MFTC – Poor Quality
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
Both are very identical in shape, size, function, and quality with the RS MFTC barely being a little bit better in quality but not by much. The armrests will crack over time, I didn’t even bother to attach the FF armrests on arrival and assembly.
■■■ Ease of Assembly ■■■
□ FF – Very Easy
□ RS MFTC – Medium
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
In terms of assembly, I found the FF chair to be much easier to assemble for the reason being that the holes lined up well and the screws were easy to tighten. I found that the RS MFTC chair was slightly more difficult to assemble because of the screw quality but not more significantly difficult. I had to use a socket wrench to tighten the RS MFTC screws because they were slightly more difficult to tighten with the supplied Allen wrench.
■■■ Conclusion ■■■
While both chairs were pretty comparable in function, quality, and comfort I was more satisfied with the Realspace MFTC200 besides the poorly supported cushion. Smaller individuals should choose the Realspace MFTC200, larger individuals should consider the Flash Furniture Executive Swivel. If a comfortable seat cushion is your priority then you may like the Executive Swivel better. Both chairs have their place and it’s never a one-size-fits-all in the budget space.
▌ Flash Furniture Executive Swivel ▌
+ Better for large/heavy individuals
+ Better contoured seat cushion
+ Tilts backward
– Not as good for shorter individuals
– Backrest mesh is not as wide
– Can’t tilt seat forward
▌ Realspace MFTC200 ▌
+ Better for smaller/lighter individuals
+ Wider backrest mesh
+ Tilts forward
– Seat cushion not contoured
– Seat cushion flattens over time
– Can’t tilt seat backward
Sean Montgomery –
I bought both the Flash Furniture Mid Back Black Mesh Chair and the SPACE Seating Professional Dark Air Grid Back w/ Black Eco Leather Seat.
I needed two chairs for my home office as I often have clients over. At the time of this review, both of these chairs are number one sellers on Amazon in their respective categories. At my previous employment I had an Aeron chair and funny enough I actually like both of these as much if not more. The Aeron had better casters and quality of construction but I always found it kind of mushy, and I had to constantly re tighten the arm rests as they tended become loose from their settings after a couple of hours.
Consensus: Pleasantly surprised by both of them and I’m giving them both 5 stars for value and comfort. Note, I’m only in my first week with both.
– Ease of assembly – Assembled both chairs within 15 minutes. The SPACE was in particular really easy. Both have the identical number of bolts used in identical places (10 for each chair). The Flash had slightly weaker instructions but overall both were very easy to assemble. I particularly like the touch of the SPACE chair where they warned on the box “don’t use a knife here to open” which could have led to cutting some of the fabric with a large knife.
– Comfort – I am 5’ 9” 220 lbs (body builder) and I found both chairs very comfortable. I prefer a firmer cushion and good back support – both were excellent. Same thing on leg height. I had no issues with long terms seating when with past chairs my legs and ass could go numb. I’m currently using the Flash more, but that is because if reading a book or gaming, it’s nice to be able to tilt back. The SPACE has better casters and is better for hardcore grinding away at work if you want a rigid back. I’ve noticed people complaining that the chairs don’t go down far enough. At my height no problem. Especially once I added blocks under my antique oak table lifting it up higher. Perfect ergonomic feel now compared to what I had before.
– Quality – The SPACE (made in Taiwan) has better quality construction and materials than the Flash (made in China). Aesthetically I find the SPACE better looking, The Flash has some nasty silver flashing on it, cheaper plastic, and IMHO leaving the nasty dust guards off made it look much better. If I had to bet money on it I think the SPACE will outlast the Flash. The quality of the cushions on the SPACE also seem a bit higher than the Flash.
– Value – For the comfort I have now, if these chairs last a couple of years it’s an outstanding value. I seriously considered getting another Aeron and I’m glad I didn’t. I’m part of a start up now and I’m getting 90% of the comfort from the Aeron for literally 1/7th the price from each of these chairs. AND I now have two chairs. Killer value.
Overall: Depending on what you want from an office chair they’re both great. The Flash has the advantage of adjust-ability for different seating postures but the SPACE wins when it comes to old school, rigid back grind it out comfort – it just feels a little bit more stable.