The award-winning Genie® series » designed by Henner Jahns » gets an upgrade with Genie Flex®. This task chair uses a robust Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU ») remarkable material. It is used in running shoes and as a rubber replacement for heavy-duty, industrial, engineering seals. Visualizing its use here in a chair, you experience exceptional support and comfort with its 4-way stretch. It is abrasion/scratch resistant, grease/oil stain resistant and is bleach cleanable. TPU is also 100% chlorine-free, 100% PVC-free and 100% recyclable!
TPU flex back with petite standard (AA) seat. #1PTG-440
TPU flex back with standard (A) seat. #440
TPU flex back with petite medium (BB) seat. #1PTG-441
TPU flex back with medium (B) seat. #441
TPU flex back with large (C) seat. #442
TPU flex back with extra-large (D) seat. #443
TPU flex back stools.
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
Intuitive Flex Back: strategically manufactured thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) that is 100% recyclable, bleach-cleanable, chlorine-free and uses no plasticizers and is soft yet supportive, providing active stretch and resistance while creating multi-dimensional intuitive movement with superior support
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
Specify On: Spec It,Project Matrix, 2020 (“CAP/GIZA”), KITS Collaborator & CET Designer»
Click the + signs or words below to see details on each option including frame & TPU colors.
Framework
Seat Sizes
All Genie Flex® seats use Via Seating’s comfort foam. This is a proprietary blend of high-density, injection-molded, closed-cell, cold-curedcomfort foam »so durable and lasting it is backed by Via Seating’s 12 year warranty. Unlike traditional stacked foam pieces, Via’s seats are contoured to maximize comfort and support where needed with a circulation supportive waterfall edge.
Note:Dimensions for each seat size are width x depth of the seat measured off the chair. See the Dimensions tab above for exact seat dimensions for each configuration.
Petite (AA) seat
19.5″ x 19.5″
Standard (A) seat
19.5″ x 20.5″
Petite (BB) seat
21.0″ x 19.0″
Medium (B) seat
21.0″ x 20.0″
Large (C) seat
22.0″ x 19.5″
Extra-large (D) seat
24.0″ x 19.5″
Seat Stitch Patterns
Seamless
Easy-clean, seamless seat solution offered for vinyls
Baseball stitch
Standard stitch pattern used for vinyls on AA, A, BB & B seats
Side-band stitch
Standard stitch pattern used for vinyls on C & D seats
Notice: Material images are representational. Lighting, paper type, monitor screen settings & other factors can alter the virtual appearance of any material sometimes significantly. To best compare a material to the setting it will be used in, please request a material sample by visiting samples.viaseating.com» or coordinate a sample with your Via Sales Representative here »
Dimensions
Dimensions in Pricing Pages
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Dimensions in Spec It
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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 Flex® 24/7 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.