The award-winning Genie® series designed by Henner Jahns » is Via Seating’s best-selling office chair series. With its supreme look, advanced ergonomics and extensive breadth of line, this is no surprise. The distinctive genie lamp shape of the back frame coupled with 4-way stretch, elastomeric mesh, delivers beauty & smooth, upper body thoracic mobility. 6 seat sizes all within the same framework pair with extensive choice of adjustable arm and synchro or body balance technology to create a truly customizable, ergonomic sitting experience.
Mesh back with petite standard (AA) seat. #1PTG-401
Mesh back with standard (A) seat. #401
Mesh back with petite medium (BB) seat. #1PTG-405
Mesh back with medium (B) seat. #405
Mesh back with large (C) seat. #408
Mesh back with extra-large (D) seat. #410
Mesh back stools.
Available with AA, A, BB & B seats only.
Award » winning: Won the Best of NeoCon Innovation award & a Nightingale SILVER award for Genie Copper Mesh®.
Use: Heavy-duty & 24/7 use approved for almost all options.
Backrest: distinct genie lamp shape that narrows at the top to allow for upper body thoracic mobility in the shoulder area & greater comfort throughout the body.
Seats: offering 6 seat styles, petite (AA) to heavy-duty, extra-large (D), all in one look and reaching a 400 lb weight rating. Available with optional seamless pattern for infection prevention & easy clean up.
Mesh: 4-way stretch elastomeric mesh in a variety of colors including Via Seating’s patented, multiple award-winning, biocidal, copper mesh.
Arms: multiple height and width adjustable options and a fixed, conference arm.
Control mechanisms: featuring quick adjust advanced synchro that uses single rotation adjustments for the back (no endless turning of the handle to adjust your backrest to your level of comfort) and body balance options.
Via Seating’s comfort foam: a proprietary blend of high-density, injection-molded, closed-cell, cold-cured comfort foam » so durable and lasting it is backed by Via Seating’s 12 year warranty.
Max weight: 400 lb. (see Spec It » for exact controls).
Specify On: Spec It,Project Matrix & 2020 (“CAP/GIZA”).
GSA: On contract #GS-28F-005CA.
Quick Ship/48-hour Manufacturing Time: 20 chairs produced in a 48 hour period.
Warranty: 12 year warranty including the foam, 5 years for mesh.
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Approved Textiles
The following textiles are both approved by model & are available to render on your model using theSpec It »3D configurator.
All Via Seating products follow the Design for the Environment (DfE) design approach ». During this process, all components are screened to identify and assess the human and ecosystem health impacts of chemicals of concern. We screen all product components to the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019 Annex B- List of Chemicals of Concern and the California Proposition 65 List.
Vigorous Testing →
Our products are annually assessed by a 3rd party team of chemists & globally-recognized ISO 17025 accredited lab. They are rigorously tested for conformance to ANSI/BIFMA e3 standard credits 7.6.1, 7.6.2 and/or credit 7.6.3 as well as conference to low-emitting materials. Prior to product launch, every product is continuously developed testing its functionality & durability within Via Seating’s ISO 17025:2017 accredited lab ».
Environmental Impact →
All Via Seating products are BIFMA LEVEL® certified. LEVEL® is an evaluation and certification system for environmentally-preferable and socially-responsible office furniture. 3rd party certification is achieved by conformance to a multi-attribute standard created by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA) that evaluates product impacts across categories including Materials, Energy, Human Health and Social Responsibility.
End of Life ↺
Via Seating provides accessible care guidelines » that help maintain the quality of every product and easy-to-follow disassembly instructions » when a product reaches the end of its life.
Contributions
Genie® meets the following Sustainability-Based Industry Standards & more.
LEED 4.1
Pilot Credit 112: Certified Multi-attribute Products & Materials (1 Point).
Meets: BIFMA LEVEL® 2 Certified products contribute 20% of the total product cost.
Meets: Product has been tested in accordance with ANSI/BIFMA Standard Method M7.1–2011 (R2016) and complies with ANSI/ BIFMA e3-2019e Furniture Sustainability Standard, Sections 7.6.1, 7.6.2, and 7.6.3.
Health Care Without Harm
Formerly know as, “Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI)”. This 3-year campaign began in 2012, where twelve health systems, Practice Greenhealth and the Center for Health Design, formed a guide for hospitals to adopt environmental best practices such as r educing energy and waste and choosing safer and less toxic products. More that 1300 hospitals committed to this new health care model. Today, the program has evolved into Practice Greenhealth’s “Health Care Without Harm”.
Astro chairs are Health Care Without Harm compliant when specified with compliant textiles.
Henner Jahns, founder and lead designer of Gecco Vision (est. 1997), specializes in creating tailor-made office furniture. The company focuses on cultivating a vision into reality. The small design team is seen as an advantage, allowing each member to really focus on the development of something new.The result is numerous, award-winning, seating solutions that stand out.