We are a big family, literally, so my fears about this chair being a little dainty for us were well founded.  The supporting "pole" is a little too petite for my taste and the chair is not built for anything but gentle sitting and rolling into and out of a desk with, (carefully).  For people 120lbs or less it may feel great but for me, with two teens over 5'9" who love to drop onto furniture I'm not expecting this to be around in 10 years.  It looks very nice, though, and went together easily!