Kriteria executive office chair by Kastel in a corner office

Three hundred thousand cycles: the number that settles a Kriteria specification

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Everyone in a specification meeting has an opinion about upholstery. Kastel publishes numbers instead: 300,000 Martindale cycles for the Skill/Secret and Valencia surfaces, 150,000 for the Extrema faux leathers, 100,000 for the recycled and wool fabrics, 70,000 for Trevi. Same Kriteria executive chair underneath — the difference is what you put on it, and how many hands and sleeves it will meet.

Under every one of them sits the same construction: curved beech shells in non-deforming polyurethane, arms upholstered into the seat, three backrests from meeting height to executive height, and a dozen bases from black nylon to polished aluminium. The declared standard is EN 1335 type C, tested to the edition in force at the time of testing.

La Mercanti supplies Kriteria to projects across the United States: send us the traffic and the finish level, and configurations come back confirmed in writing by the factory.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Type: upholstered executive armchair
Manufacturer: Kastel (San Vendemiano, Treviso, Italy)
Structure: seat and backrest in curved beech plywood; padding in non-deforming expanded polyurethane; steel connecting blade between seat and backrest
Backrests: high with wings, high without wings, medium
Armrests: upholstered, integrated into the seat
Upholstery: smooth or with capitonné stitching; single-colour or two-tone (the first code identifies seat and backrest, the second the outer parts)
Mechanisms: gas plate GP (height adjustment); Syncron C (synchronised seat and back tilt, tension regulator, height); knee tilt M (forward pivot point, tension regulator, height)
Five-star swivel bases: APS Ø 660 black nylon · APN Ø 670 steel with polypropylene cap · APW Ø 675 white nylon · APG Ø 675 grey nylon · AL6 Ø 654 polished aluminium · AL7 Ø 675 polished aluminium · ANN Ø 654 black painted aluminium · AWW Ø 654 white painted aluminium · AL5 and AL3 Ø 654 polished aluminium with chromed column and castors
Four-star bases: AN4 and AL4 Ø 730 with glides — the manufacturer excludes them on tilting versions
Castors: self-braking rubber Ø 65 or Ø 2 in, chromed or white according to base; perforated black castors and nylon glides on request; silenced pin (except Ø 50); suited to hard stone, wood and tiled floors per EN 1335-2
Coverings: sixteen collections across fabrics (Trevi, Cura, Jet, Xtreme, Mirage, Cyber, Fenice, Jungla, Poseidon, Tweed Coco, Honey), faux leathers (Skill/Secret, Extrema Ikon, Extrema AU, Valencia) and full-grain European bovine leather, 0.03-0.04 in
Declared standards: EN 1335 type C — tested to the edition in force at the time of testing
Fire homologation: class 1IM on request only, with Trevi cat. C covering

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Documents and Catalogs

Kriteria Catalogue Community Catalogue Waiting Catalogue Kastel Office Catalogue Kastel Fabrics & Leathers

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FAQ

How high do the abrasion ratings go?
Up to 300,000 Martindale cycles on the Skill/Secret and Valencia surfaces; the Extrema faux leathers are rated 150,000, most recycled and wool fabrics 100,000.
Which covering carries the fire homologation?
Class 1IM is available on request only, with the Trevi cat. C fabric. Other collections list their own fire references, including EN 1021 and BS 5852.
Are there low-emission or certified surfaces?
Valencia declares Greenguard Gold and Carbon Neutral; several fabrics carry OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and the EU Ecolabel; the leather declares Biobased product, Carbon Neutral and Blue Angel.
What is the seat built from?
Curved beech plywood shells padded in non-deforming expanded polyurethane, with a steel blade joining seat and backrest.
Are there wipe-clean options for shared desks?
Yes — the Extrema faux leathers declare an antimicrobial treatment and water resistance, and Valencia adds an anti-stain finish with UV resistance.

How to match the covering to the traffic it will see

Abrasion, cleaning and fire are three different questions. Five steps to answer them in order.

Count the hours, not the room
A shared desk sees more sleeves in a month than a boardroom sees in a year.
Read the Martindale figure
It is published per collection: use it to separate daily-use posts from occasional ones.
Decide how it gets cleaned
Wipe-clean surfaces belong where food, ink and shared use are expected.
Ask the fire question early
Class 1IM is available on request with a specific fabric — it changes the shortlist.
Lock the line item
La Mercanti confirms covering, category and configuration in writing before production.

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