This is a beautiful, comfortable chair!  The fabric is a nice, soft chenille type fabric, has good cushioning, and is of good weight.  I needed something with no arms so that i could pull up closely to my writing desk without having to sit at the edge of the seat because of chair arms hitting my desk. I can sit back all the way into the chair, and the back of the chair is high enough so that it supports my back fully, almost to my shoulders. The base is a nice heavy wood, not the cheap plastic base that some chairs come with. This is so much nicer than an ordinary utilitarian office task chair. It was a snap to put together and I had it assembled in under 10 minutes, unpacking included. The only tool required was an Allen wrench, which is included with the chair. It fits the bill perfectly for me.