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Light. Intuitive. Flexible. Environmental. The graceful curves, slim silhouette and smooth, responsive movement of the Life chair set the standard for sophisticated design and effortless ergonomics. The team at Formway Design developed Life to be beautiful, comfortable and environmental — making it durable, recyclable and efcient in its use of materials.

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Inspired design Life makes an elegant statement in private ofces, shown here with Chestnut Back Suspension Fabric (BSF) and Spinneybeck® Sabrina leather, 746 Coffee Bean, seat and back toppers, with a Florence Knoll Table Desk and AutoStrada® furniture. Life | 1

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Thoughtful Design Life complements and enhances the workplace with its light aesthetic, meticulous attention to detail, and broad color and nish palette. It supports the user with exible seat and back designs and an advanced control that automatically responds to shifts in body weight with uid, natural movement for superior comfort. Design is in the details The sculptural quality of Life continues down the back and through the streamlined mechanism. Its control levers are intuitively placed, easy-to-use and unobtrusive. Your eye will appreciate the chair’s form—opposite left in Plum BSF...

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Sustainable Materials and Processes Rated Sustainable Gold by the SMaRT© Consensus Sustainable Product Standard, Life exemplies our steadfast commitment to the environment. Life was designed with its life cycle in mind. It uses minimal materials in production, features high recycled and recyclable content and has easily replaceable components. It is assembled using clean technology in our Lubin Manufacturing Facility in East Greenville, Pennsylvania, which is LEED® Gold and ISO® 14001 certied and an OSHA VPP Star site. Electricity generated by wind power offsets 100% of the energy used at...

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SMaRT© SMaRT© Sustainable Gold certied Efcient Use of Materials Constructed using minimal materials GREENGUARD® GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certied® and GREENGUARD for Children & SchoolsSM certied Environmental Fabrics Available with 20+ environmental fabrics from KnollTextiles, which are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certied® Recycled Content Constructed with 55% (plastic base) to 60% (aluminum base) recycled materials Structural Components Cast, burnished aluminum frame requires no coating, minimizing materials and eliminating Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Recyclable Content 58%...

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Effortless Comfort Life provides a superior user experience due to the uid, natural Flexing back frame follows your movements and ensures constant full back support Synchronized recline with auto-balanced tension adjusts effortlessly using your body weight as a counterbalance Optional adjustable lumbar is made with slow-recovery foam and attaches magnetically to the BSF Adjustable seat depth provides ample 4" range for various body types Flexing seat pan alleviates pressure points, allows for proper circulation, supports perched postures and eliminates the need for thick foam upholstery...

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Designer’s Choice Life is designed to adapt to the individual and to its surroundings. Its many color, nish and textile options allow you to complement your aesthetic and functional desires. From reception to the board room, Life can enhance or complement any workplace, whether you specify it with our Knitted Seat Topper (KST), KnollTextiles fabric, Spinneybeck leather, or your own textile. Arm options, clockwise from top left: xed plastic arm; xed aluminum arm; height adjustable arm; and high-performance arm Many functions and nishes Life offers four arm, four base and three caster color...

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Exuberantly colorful New, saturated BSF colors bring vibrancy and visual interest, shown here from left, Chestnut BSF and Knoll Felt, Carob, seat topper; Sunset BSF and Knoll Hopsack, Melon; Eclipse BSF and Knoll Hopsack, Black; Rouge BSF and Knoll Felt, Rouge; Frost BSF and Knoll Hopsack, Buff; Charcoal BSF and Knoll Hopsack, Charcoal; Plum BSF and Knoll Hopsack, Magenta; Avocado BSF and Knoll Felt, Apple; Platinum BSF and Knoll Hopsack, Charcoal; Navy BSF and Knoll Hopsack, Navy.

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Light. Intuitive. Flexible. Environmental. Life sets the standard for sophisticated design and effortless ergonomics. Its graceful curves and slim silhouette can be specified to complement your aesthetic, environmental and workplace needs with a number of proprietary knits or full lines of Knoll Textiles fabrics and Spinneybeck leathers. Designed for Knoll by Formway Design. Life Back Suspension Fabric (BSF) Colors Navy Rouge Sunset Plum Avocado Bronze Chestnut Beige Grain Charcoal Platinum Frost Eclipse Blackout Life Knitted Seat Topper (KST) Colors Dark Blue Scarlet Grape Olive Camel Dark...

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