Our History
Kore award-winning products are designed to create a better life and work environment. A patented design allows a rocking motion while sitting, encouraging the body to move, which will help strengthen one’s core muscles (lower back and stomach) with daily use. Originally designed as a class project in design school in the 1970s, the Kore wobble chair is now sold to schools and offices all across the US, and continues to grow into other countries.
Late 1970
First Stool
First rocking stool designed by Jon Elmaleh. The original rocking stool was created in a wood shop. The stools were hand-turned of solid wood and sold to friends and colleagues: designers, woodworkers, artists, sailmakers.
1986
Awarded Patent
Rocking stool is awarded USPTO Design patent #283,856.
1999
Unistool
First manufactured version of the stool, called the Unistool. A participating architect in the Museum of Modern Art’s Unprivate House exhibition recommended the stool to the museum shop. The design was adapted for manufacturing, with factory-built seat and piston; the base, however, was still handmade of wood.
1999–2005
Sold in Retail
Unistool sold in the MoMA Design Store. Rocking stool developed for mass production. The Unistool was doing well, but hand-turning all the bases was proving to be too much for one man. Jon began to seek out a means of manufacturing the entire stool; the biggest challenge would be accurately reproducing the perfect dome shape on the base. Stamped steel proved to be the right medium for mass producing the domed bottom. Other improvements were made as well – updating the height adjustment lever and creating a wider, more comfortable seat.
2005–2006
Welcome, Flexistool
A factory was found to produce the stool. Out There Technologies began marketing the new version under the name Flexistool. Unfortunately, some issues with the manufacturing sent the product back to the drawing board.
2007–2008
Product Refinement
Out There Technologies found a new factory and spent 2 years perfecting and testing the product to ensure its quality and durability.
2009
Kore Stool Hits Market
The new and heavily tested Kore Stool is introduce to the market and the popularity took over.
2016
More Kore
With overwhelming success Kore diversifies and extends it’s product line and colours offered with each.