Leap is an ergonomic office chair that lets you dial in a precise fit in all the places you need it most. It’s highly intuitive and you’ll love the way the seat glides back and forth as you recline, keeping you connected to your work.
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Performance Features
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Our first chair designed with LiveBack® technology which allows the back to contour and adapt to mimic and support the natural movement of your spine.
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Manual Adjustments
A manually adjustable chair gives you total control over the adjustments to dial-in the level of resistance you feel in the backrest.
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Lumbar Support
Includes standard height-adjustable lumbar and a lower back firmness dial that lets you adjust the amount of firmness you feel in your lower back for additional lumbar support.
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Standard 4-dimensional arm support adjusts to preferred height, width, depth and pivot.
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Seat Ergonomics
Seat includes flexible edges that offer a bit of a bend, right where you need it – providing a pressure-free sit and supporting different sitting styles.
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Recline Adjustments
Recline range includes full recline with four recline angle stop settings and an upright back lock.
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Adjustments are labeled in English and Braille for ease of use.
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Proven Performance
Leap owns a reputation as our most adjustable chair, providing customizable support whatever your body shape or style of work. It’s also a proven productivity booster. In fact, in an independent health and productivity study, we saw a 17.8% increase in productivity for one group after a year.
Insights
Spine
Spine
Leap is designed with our LiveBack® technology to encourage movement while keeping your full spine supported.
The spine doesn’t move as a single unit.
When you recline, your upper spine moves backward and your lower spine arches forward.
Each individual’s spine motion is unique.
Even for people of identical size, age, and gender, each spine moves differently.
Lower Back
Lower Back
Your lower back requires firm, constant support while your upper back requires more support as you recline.
Posture
Posture
Vision and reach impact your postures. Designed with a Natural Glide System™, the seat glides back and forth as you recline – keeping your posture in check and moving you closure to your worksurface. When you recline in traditional chairs, the distance between you and your work can increase, which in turn can strain your eyes, arms, and neck – pulling you away from your work and flow.
Product Range
Leap Chair
Leap Plus
Leap Stool
Leap Chair with Headrest
Ottoman/Table
Product Innovation on the Path to Net Zero
Using Materials Responsibly
Our commitment to a net-zero future includes choosing and using materials responsibly through sustainable design that includes more recycled content in our products while maintaining their sustainability certifications. Leap is now made with:
- 30% decrease in carbon footprint* by
- 25% increase in recycled content*
*based on EPD published in 2023
Reducing Carbon Now
Leap is available now with a CarbonNeutral® product certification option.
Organizations that choose this chair offset its full lifecycle of carbon emissions through projects around the world verified by Climate Impact Partners to reduce or avoid carbon emissions.
Creating A New Life for Work Chairs
Circular by Steelcase: Remade
Through Circular by Steelcase: Remade, your used or damaged versions of Gesture®, Leap®, Think®, Amia® and Criterion chairs can be remade to be like new, allowing you to enjoy them longer with nearly half the carbon emissions and a high landfill diversion.
Designing for Sustainability
We’re working toward better futures for the planet by recognizing our role in climate change and reducing our environmental impact, to help build a more sustainable and resilient world.
We do this by
- Making, sourcing and delivering products that help reduce our carbon footprint
- Designing for circularity
- Choosing and using materials responsibly.
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Read More About Our Commitments to the Planet
To learn more about certifications, declarations, and specific sustainability product attributes see the Product Environmental Profile.
Specifications
Videos
Videos
Adjustment video
Micro Video
Standard + Optional Features
Standard + Optional Features
Standard + Optional Features
- Available as chair, stool, or LeapPlus
- Leap Plus offers the same benefits, aesthetic appeal, and functionality of Leap with support for users up to 500 lbs.
- Optional ottoman/table
- Adjustable lumbar support
Arm Options
- Armless
- Height-adjustable arms
- Height-, depth-, width- and pivot-adjustable arms
Surface Materials
Frame Finish Options
- Black 6205
- Midnight (solar black) 6259
- Platinum 6249
- Polished aluminum frame and base
Upholstery
Available with Steelcase and Designtex fabric, leather, or vinyl as well as COM (customer’s own material) 3D Knit material available on the chair back with matching fabric seat, or with a seat fabric of your choice
Global Availability
Global Availability
This product is available in the following regions:
- Asia Pacific
- Central America
- South America
- North America
- Europe
- Middle East
- Africa
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Warranty
Warranty
DURABILITY
Leap chair is durable enough to handle weight up to 400 lbs. Leap stool is durable enough to handle weight up to 300 lbs. Both are backed by the Steelcase Limited Lifetime warranty – 12 years, multi-shift, 24/7 parts and labor.
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