Best Office Chairs Europe

IKEA MARKUS

Task chair by IKEA. Every figure below is the manufacturer's own, with the source listed.

Updated By The Best Office Chairs Europe editorial team11 sources

IKEA’s best-known office chair, tested for 110 kg, covered by IKEA’s 10-year office-chair guarantee and declared as Type C by dimensions under EN 1335-1. Note that its published seat-height range (460–570 mm) starts above the Type C minimum of 430 mm; EN 1335 measures a loaded seat, so ask which figure applies. Seat depth is fixed at 470 mm.

IKEA MARKUS: side view to scale with seat-height rangeSchematic side view of the IKEA MARKUS drawn to scale from IKEA's published dimensions. Seat height 460–570 mm against the EN 1335 Type A range of 400–520 mm. Place of production not published.020040060080010001200PLACE OF PRODUCTIONNot publishedSIDE VIEW TO SCALE · MMEN 1335 Type A 400–520Published 460–570 mmHighest setting
Schematic side view drawn to scale from IKEA's published dimensions; the dashed outline is the highest seat setting. Not a drawing of the product's exact shape. The map marks nothing: IKEA does not say where it is made.

Adjustments

What the MARKUS lets you adjust, as published by IKEA. "Option" means it costs extra or depends on the configuration you order.

Adjustments
AdjustmentAs published
Seat depth adjustmentFixed
Backrest height adjustmentNo
Lumbar supportBuilt into the back
ArmrestsFixed
Recline tensionManual adjustment
Recline lockSeveral positions
Forward seat tiltNo
HeadrestStandard

Fit: seat height against EN 1335

The published seat-height range is 460–570 mm (Min. seat height 46 cm, max. seat height 57 cm (IE and GB pages agree)). It does not span the full range of any EN 1335-1:2020 Type.

Seat-height range compared with EN 1335-1:2020 types EN 1335 Type Ax: 400–540 mm; EN 1335 Type A: 400–520 mm; EN 1335 Type B: 420–510 mm; EN 1335 Type C: 430–480 mm; MARKUS: 460–570 mm 380420460500540580620660 EN 1335 Type Ax EN 1335 Type A EN 1335 Type B EN 1335 Type C MARKUS 460–570
Seat height in mm, loaded seat. Grey bars: the range each EN 1335-1:2020 Type must cover. Black bars: the manufacturer’s published range.

Using the popliteal-height ratio of 0.255 × stature and a 25 mm shoe allowance (Pheasant and Haslegrave, Bodyspace; see the height calculator), this range puts the thighs roughly level for people about 171–214 cm tall. That is an estimate from average body proportions, not a fitting.

Check this chair against your own height.

Prices in Europe

Prices from official IKEA stores, as listed on the date shown. They are for the configuration described; options change the price.

Official store prices
MarketStorePriceConfigurationChecked
DEIKEA DE€149MARKUS, Vissle dark grey (702.611.50)20 October 2026
ESIKEA ES€159MARKUS, Vissle dark grey (702.611.50)20 October 2026
FRIKEA FR€199MARKUS, Vissle dark grey (702.611.50)20 October 2026
IEIKEA IE€169MARKUS, Vissle dark grey (302.611.52)20 October 2026
ITIKEA IT€159MARKUS, Vissle dark grey (702.611.50)20 October 2026
NLIKEA NL€139MARKUS, Vissle dark grey (702.611.50)20 October 2026
SEIKEA SE2,495 SEKMARKUS, Vissle dark grey (702.611.50)20 October 2026
UKIKEA UK£159MARKUS, Vissle dark grey (302.611.52)20 October 2026

Compare these prices in euro, with and without VAT.

Where it is made

IKEA does not say where the European version of this chair is made, in any document we found.

Sustainability, repair and warranty

  • EPD: no third-party verified EPD found.
  • Environmental and emissions labels: none found.
  • Recycled content: Cover fabric: 73% polyester (min. 90% recycled), 20% modacrylic, 7% cotton.
  • Warranty: 10 years ('10 year guarantee. Read about the terms in the guarantee brochure.' MARKUS is named in the IKEA office furniture guarantee brochure). Your two-year legal guarantee from the seller applies on top; see warranty and guarantee.
  • Spare parts and take-back: not published

How to read these documents: sustainable office chairs, by the numbers and repair and spare parts.

Spec Index: 37 / 100

The Spec Index adds up points for what IKEA publishes: adjustments, seat-height span, load rating, warranty and environmental documents. Missing data scores zero. It says nothing about comfort.

Spec Index: computed from published specifications only (rules). Not a comfort rating or a test result.
CriterionPoints
Adjustability / 408
Seat-height range vs EN 1335 type A / 2010
Load and standards disclosure / 1511
Warranty / 108.3
Environmental disclosure / 150
Spec Index / 10037

What we could not verify

  • year of launch (not stated on the page)
  • country of manufacture / supplier country (not shown on IE/GB pages)
  • net chair weight (only the 21.95 kg package weight is given)
  • the IE/GB product pages do not show the 'tested and approved … EN 1335-1, EN 1335-2' wording; standards come from the care PDF and the guarantee brochure only
  • EN 1335-2 / EN 1335-3 are not named individually in any IKEA document read
  • any environmental label, EPD, take-back or spare-parts commitment

Sources

  1. IKEA — official product page: www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/markus-office-chair-vissle-dark-grey-30261152/
  2. IKEA GB MARKUS product page (same measurements): www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/markus-office-chair-vissle-dark-grey-30261152/
  3. MARKUS advice/care PDF (EN 1335-1 Type C): www.ikea.com/ie/en/manuals/markus-office-chair-vissle-dark-grey__AA-2097254-3-100.pdf
  4. MARKUS assembly instructions PDF: www.ikea.com/ie/en/assembly_instructions/markus-office-chair-vissle-dark-grey__AA-251870-2
  5. IKEA office furniture guarantee brochure: www.ikea.com/ie/en/files/pdf/5e/b8/5eb89fb6/office_furniture_guarantee_brochure_a5.pdf
  6. IKEA DE (DE) price: www.ikea.com/de/de/p/markus-drehstuhl-vissle-dunkelgrau-70261150/
  7. IKEA ES (ES) price: www.ikea.com/es/es/p/markus-silla-trabajo-vissle-gris-oscuro-70261150/
  8. IKEA FR (FR) price: www.ikea.com/fr/fr/p/markus-chaise-de-bureau-vissle-gris-fonce-70261150/
  9. IKEA IT (IT) price: www.ikea.com/it/it/p/markus-sedia-da-ufficio-vissle-grigio-scuro-70261150/
  10. IKEA NL (NL) price: www.ikea.com/nl/nl/p/markus-bureaustoel-vissle-donkergrijs-70261150/
  11. IKEA SE (SE) price: www.ikea.com/se/sv/p/markus-kontorsstol-vissle-moerkgra-70261150/

All sources checked 20 October 2026. Where a manufacturer does not publish a value, we say so rather than estimate it.

Cite this page

Best Office Chairs Europe, “IKEA MARKUS”, https://bestofficechairs.eu/chairs/ikea-markus/, updated .

Data sheet

Maker
IKEA
Type
Task chair
Designer
Henrik Preutz
Made for Europe in
not published
Seat height
460–570 mm
EN 1335 seat-height span
covers no full Type range
Seat depth
470 mm
Seat width
530 mm
Max. user weight
110 kg
Chair weight
not published
Warranty
10 years
Standards declared
EN 1335-1 (dimensions Type C) · EN 1335, ANSI/BIFMA X5.1
EPD
not published

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