Leap

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Description

1. Leap, the New Way of Sitting

Leap incorporates a number of unique ergonomic features as a direct result of our user research discoveries.These features help make Leap as dynamic and supple as the human spine.

Features

Leap incorporates a number of unique ergonomic features as a direct result of our user research discoveries.These features help make Leap as dynamic and supple as the human spine.

BENEFITS + FEATURES

  • The flexible backrest ensures that the back is always fully supported.
  • The separate upper and lower back controls can be adjusted to provide full support to any user.
  • The dynamic seat takes the pressure off the lumbar vertebrae when reclining.
  • The optional headrest relieves pressure in the neck.

Leap is proven to reduce musculoskeletal disorders and increase productivity at work. People using it report significantly less back pain and discomfort, and their musculoskeletal symptoms are lower than those of people not using Leap.

Just about every aspect of Leap is fully adjustable so you can configure it to your personal workstyle.

  • The settings allow very precise adjustments to suit even the most demanding user.
  • Diagrams and an explanation of how to use each adjustment are available under the chair’s right armrest

Leap adapts cleverly to your natural movements and has simple controls that are easy to find, understand and use.

Insights

A UNIQUE MEDICAL STUDY

At Steelcase, we constantly invest in user research as part of our product design process. Leap was inspired by four key discoveries revealed in a unique global medical study we conducted over four years with 732 users.

INSIGHTS

  • The spine doesn’t move as a single unit.
  • Each individual’s spinal motion is unique.
  • The upper and lower back regions require different amounts and different kinds of support.
  • When you lean backwards, your pelvis moves forward.

JUMP IN PRODUCTIVITY BY 17.8%

In an office user study with 200 people, those participants who received both a Leap chair and office ergonomics training greatly reduced their absenteeism and their back pain, and as a consequence, directly increased their productivity in one year. That meant each Leap chair paid for itself in less than 10 days.

Sustainability

DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

We believe the only way to provide the best office furniture solutions is to ensure they’re the best products for the environment. That’s why every step of the way – through design, manufacturing, delivery and product lifecycle – we consider the impact of our work on people and on the environment and uncover opportunities to make things better.

MATERIALS

According to McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) strict protocol, Leap contains no hazardous materials. Leap is made from 23% recycled materials. Its packaging consists of cardboard and LDPE film (low density polyethylene) that both contain 30% recycled material.

PRODUCTION

The production site in Sarrebourg (France) is ISO 14001 certified. Powder-coat painting is VOC-free and free of heavy metals. No gluing processes are used in assembly, and all urethane foam is water-based.

TRANSPORT

To reduce shipping distances, the Leap chair is manufactured close to customers, in Europe and North America. Leap’s weight has been  educed by 20%, thus requires less energy for shipping.

USE

The textiles release no toxic substances during use of the product, thanks to the Oeko-Tex 100 Standard on the polyester fabric and the European Flower ecolabel on wool fabric.

END OF LIFE

Leap is 98% recyclable by weight. Leap is easy to disassemble using normal hand tools, and will be taken back and recycled with the new  Steelcase Environmental Partnership Program

Steelcase helps customers seeking LEED certification to identify products and programs that can contribute to LEED criteria in the categories of Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality and Innovation (Ergonomics Training, Sustainability Training, Product Innovation).

 

Learn about Steelcase’s direct and indirect contributions to a project’s pursuit of LEED certification across LEED’s three categories:

 

Building Design + Construction

Interior Design + Construction

Operations + Maintenance

Since the USGBC and its certification partner, GBCI, evaluate each project individually, the role our products play in achieving LEED certification is unique to each project.

Certifications can help you choose products that are environmentally sustainable and just right for your project. Leap  has achieved the following certifications:

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

NF Environnement

Cradle to Cradle Certified™

Indoor Advantage™ Gold certification

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