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Please
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Printed on at least 60% recycled paper. Cert no. BV-COC-858659. Printed in France by OTT Imprimeurs – Wasselonne.
 Your choice of office seating is the most important ergonomic decision you’ll
ever make at work. That’s why our goal at Steelcase is to provide healthier
The backrest seating that will keep you comfortable and productive all day long. We call it At first glance you would never guess that such a streamlined backrest could

modelled High Performance Seating, because if you feel better you’ll perform better.
Please chairs incorporate the LTC (Lumbar Thoracic Cervical), a mechanism
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provide such amazing levels of comfort and ergonomics. But it’s this balance
of style and sitting pleasure – plus its versatility and hand-crafted quality – that
on your spine that gives independent support to both your upper and lower back regions. makes Please something out of the ordinary.

C7974 | Please Task Chair (aT10), FusIon bench (WY), Plurio FlaT sCreen MoniTor arM, 1+1 led lighT, sTandard, 1+1 organisaTion Tools
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 BE IN MOTION

75.000
At work or at home, we spend most of our time
in a seated position. Yet, our bodies and our
minds are designed to work best when dynamic
and flexible.
We spend 75.000 hours of our
Employees need to be supported by highly life sitting in the office.
ergonomic chairs that support the body as it moves,
promote movement and are comfortable for long
periods of time. What’s more, they need intuitive
adjustments to accommodate a wide range of users.
These key insights drove the development of the
Please chair.

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C5634 | Please Task Chair (aT10), FrameOne desk (WY/SL), high densiTY sTOrage (sW)
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 Our unique motion study 1
The spine doesn’t move as a single unit.
At Steelcase we base our seating solutions on a scientific understanding As you change posture, the upper and lower regions
of spinal motion and posture because the user is our research material. of the spine move independently, not as a single
That’s why we intensively study the ways people sit working individually unit. When the top of the spine leans backward, the
- and how they move while seated - giving us a deep insight into the bottom arches forward.
biomechanics of the human body in the seated position.

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Each individual spinal motion is unique.

4 years
Each of us has unique spinal motion, a ‘spine print’
that is as individual as a fingerprint, and changes as
our posture varies throughout the day.
732 participants
27 scientists
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4 universities
The upper and lower back require
different amounts and kinds of support.
Our need for upper back support increases when we
recline, but our lower spine requirements remain more or
3 discoveries less the same.

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 A research based solution
The Please chair was designed to mimic the movement of the spine as you change postures throughout the day.

Thoracic section 1
Intelligent support.
LTC2 is a unique, patented synchronised tilting
mechanism with two separate backrests. The lumbar
Lumbar section
and thoracic sections are connected yet they function
independently of each other - just like the upper
and lower areas of your spine.

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Made-to-measure comfort.
The chair adapts itself to the morphology of every
user providing a unique backrest support which
allows for more freedom of movement.

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Lumbar tension Variable Separate controls for each backrest.
adjustment back stop Thanks to Please’s independent and precise upper and
lower back controls, any user – regardless their build –
will obtain full back support even as they recline.

C5629 | Please Task Chair (aT10), FrameOne desk (WY/SL), high densiTY sTOrage (sW)
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 A CHAIR FOR Please facilitates task-intensive jobs which involve long
periods of sitting, high levels of concentration and
EVERYWHERE heavy computer. While some of us like to sit upright,
others prefer a more relaxed, reclined position.

Please recognises that everybody has their own way

of working – and their own way of sitting. The chair
is designed to support diverse work styles, ensuring
lasting comfort and optimum postural support.

C1922 | Please Task Chair (0273), FrameOne desk (AT/SL), Please visiTor Chair sled Base (0273) C6624 C6638

Visitor chairs
Visitor chairs are available with and without armrests,
with or without castors, and some of them are stackable
(vertically or horizontally).

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 AdJustability & durability

With an exceptional range of intuitive adjustments, Please delivers

full support for various body shapes and sizes.

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Seat height Seat depth backrest height Tilt tension

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Armrest height Variable back stop Lumbar tension adjustment Headrest height (option
4 on the Task Chair Standard)

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For an interactive user guide visit [Link]/adjustmyplease

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Statement of Line SUSTAINABILITY

DESIGNING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES INNOVATIVE THINKING AND SOLUTIONS.

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT Certifications

During our products development process To show continuous improvements, we communicate Please
we consider each stage of the life cycle: environmental performance through voluntary environmental
from materials extraction, production, labels and declarations. Sustainability related actions and
Task chair Task chair with armrests Executive chair transport, use and reuse, until the end of its results are communicated in the annual Steelcase Corporate
life. Thanks to the Life Cycle Assessment Responsibility report.
(LCA) method, Steelcase quantified Please
environmental impacts to set the stage for
further improvements. This method, based
on ISO 14040 and 14044 and selected
by The European Union for environmental
evaluation, allows us to quantify the
environmental impact of our products
Visitor chair 4 legs Visitor chair sled Horizontal stacker Sled New Design Conference chair
throughout their whole lifecycle.

ARMRESTS (OPTIONAL) OPTIONS MATERIALS PRODUCT

Task chair Task chair. Metallic paint, Polished aluminium, 32% recycled materials, by weight.
EPD - Environmental Product Declaration
Fabric stitched seat (not for Executive). 100% recycled cardboard and 30% recycled LDPE film
in packaging.
Visitor chair. Metallic paint, Chromed version, NF Environnement
Fabric stitched seat/Softex.
NF Office Excellence Certifié
Visitor chair New Design. Metallic paint,
Chromed version, Fabric stitched seat/Softex,
Indoor Advantage Gold #02138
Height adjustable Height, depth, angle Upholstered height, Felt glides.
PRODUCTION
plain arms adjustable plain arms depth, angle adjustable
Not for Executive Not for Executive Only for Executive
Visitor chair Conference. Polished chrome base, Assembled in Sarrebourg (France) by Steelcase.
Felt glides.
Uses powder-coat paints: VOC-free and free of heavy metals.
Visitor chair Visitor chair Visitor chair
New Design conference

MATERIALS

TRANSPORT OekoTex 100 - Confidence in textiles

Assembled in Europe, close to customers.

European Eco-Label - for textiles
EcoSmart packaging to keep transport volumes
Fixed plain arms Fixed plain arms Fixed plain arms - as low as possible and improve filling rates.
in black leather
for conference chair

Dimensions
Sled 4 legs Horizontal
USE PLANTS
Task chair Sled 4 legs New design New design stacker Conference
Designed for a long product life, with replaceable parts.
Seat height 412-516 445 440 420 410 450 475 ISO 14001 - Environmental management system
Limited substances harmful to health and indoor air quality.
Seat depth 395-463 435 420 435 450 450 450
Maintenance information available on [Link]
Seat width 460 450 450 445 445 / 490 OHSAS - Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series
Back height from seat 645-705 430 430 485 490 430 /
Arm height from seat 195-295 200 200 250 270 225 210
Distance between arms 470 500 500 490 490 500 490
(in mm following EN 1335-1: “Office furniture” _ Office work chair)
END OF LIFE
99% theoretically recyclable by weight.
100% theoretically recyclable cardboard and LDPE film
SURFACE MATERIALS
for packaging.
Quick and easy disassembly.
Surface materials shown in brochure:
Plastic parts clearly labelled for easy sorting and effective
FABRICS Leathers PaINTs recycling. find out more
Atlantic AT10 Pepper Gaja 2036 Orange Europe Leather 0282 Ivory NI Nickel SL Platinium Designed to ensure responsible end of use strategies - Visit [Link] to discover more about Steelcase’s unique
Atlantic AT16 Blue Jay Europe Leather 0273 Black A1 Polished Aluminium refurbishing, charitable donation or recycling. ecodesign strategy.

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