Valea Chair executive office chairs by ICF around a boardroom table

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Stacking belongs to canteen chairs — until you read the Valea data sheet. The Cantilever version of ICF's upholstered executive collection stacks up to six units, and each added chair raises the pile by just 30 mm (1.2 in). A boardroom that seats forty for the quarterly review and twelve for the rest of the year stops being a storage problem: the spare chairs disappear into a corner, upholstery, steel frame and all.

Behind the trick stands a complete collection in two families. Valea Chair dresses its cold-foamed polyurethane in a ribbed cover of fabric or leather, in three designs plus the cantilever; Valea Soft adds a padded cushion over the whole surface for executive rooms. Backs come low, high or with headrest on the .8 series, on four- or five-star aluminium bases, in six metal finishes. La Mercanti specifies the collection for offices that live in cycles — board days, training days, quiet days — and delivers the whole wardrobe in one order.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Valea Chair (Elle, Esse, Lounge, Cantilever designs) and Valea Soft (Elle, Esse, Lounge, Cantilever Soft) — by ICF, Vignate (Milan)

Codes: Valea Elle VAL.405–819, Valea Esse VAS.408–817, Valea Lounge VAK.405–808 (fixed height, four-star base on glides, with or without aluminium armrests); Valea Soft VLS, VSS and VKS; cantilever VLC.408/608 and, in the Soft version, VLCS.408/608

Structure: rigid frame of steel tubes; elastic webbing straps tensioned across the frame to support and distribute body weight; cold-foamed polyurethane padding of variable thickness; exposed load-bearing elements in die-cast aluminium, polished, chromed or powder-coated

Valea Chair upholstery: fabric or leather cover moulded onto a layer of flexible polyurethane, creating the characteristic horizontal ribbing; double-profile stitching on sides and back

Valea Soft upholstery: smooth fabric or leather cover enriched by an overlaid padded polyurethane cushion with visible perimeter stitching

Backs: low, high, or with headrest (.8 series); Lounge design with low seat (41 cm / 16.1 in — Soft 44 cm (17.3 in))

Sizes: width 61 cm (24 in) with armrests, 52 cm (20.5 in) without; depth 51 cm (20.1 in) (Elle), 47 cm (18.5 in) (Esse and Elle Soft), 44 cm (17.3 in, Esse Soft); seat heights 41–53 cm (16.1–20.9 in) fixed, 45–61 cm (17.7–24 in) (17.7–24 in) adjustable; total heights from 76 cm (29.9 in) (Lounge) to 133 cm (52.4 in)

Cantilever: visitor, meeting and conference chair on a round-section steel tube base; frame flexes to absorb the dynamic force of sitting down; plastic armrests with rounded edges fixed to the tube; Chair version stackable or non-stackable, Soft version stackable up to 6 units with 30 mm (1.2 in) stacking increment — the stacked weight is carried by purpose-designed armrest covers (black plastic, 115)

Mechanisms: auto-return standard on four-star bases; gas lift 12 cm (4.7 in), EN 16955:2017; tilt up to 13° with forward pivot point, tension knob, lock in 4 positions plus safety lock; Lounge design: multidirectional swivel only, four-star base with glides

Bases: four- or five-star, die-cast aluminium; castors Ø 50 mm (2 in), soft tread, EN 12529:2001 safety brake, top cover in chromed zama or black plastic; nylon glides Ø 37 mm (1.5 in)

Finishes: polished (47), chromed (55), powder-coated white (100), black (115), bronze (120), silk grey (R22)

Upholstery card: fabrics cat. B Atlantic (17 colours), Mini (7), Tonal (15); cat. C Cura (15), Mini Melange (9), Sealife (10), Step (8), Step Melange (8), Sotega (5); cat. F Breeze Fusion (5), Grain (10); E leather (15 colours); Valea Soft and Cantilever Soft add H Premium Leather (10). Product page: OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 on Mini, Mini Melange, Sealife and Step; Sealife fabric with Seaqual yarn, Global Recycled Standard

Leather: category E full-grain cowhide, 1.2–1.4 mm (0.05–0.06 in) thick; category H Premium Leather, full-grain cowhide 1.2–1.3 mm (0.05 in) thick, leather of Italian origin to UNI EN 16484 and Der Blaue Engel RAL UZ 148; flame-retardant leather on request

ICF fabrics: in the categories available for the model. Mini and Mini Melange in Trevira CS: UNI 9175 class 1 IM, DIN 4102 B1, IMO Part 8; Step and Step Melange in Trevira CS with IMO MSC 307(88) and MED certificate; Bravo, Cura, Sealife, Tale and Tonal in post-consumer recycled polyester with Global Recycled Standard and OEKO-TEX Standard 100, Sealife with Seaqual yarn; Atlantic in polyester with EU Ecolabel; Breeze Fusion 88% wool and 12% polyamide; Sotega 73% PVC on cotton; Martindale abrasion from 50,000–110,000 cycles

Customer's own material: provided for in the price list, subject to ICF checking the material is suitable; indicative quantity from 1.5 m (1.6 yd) of fabric to 6 m² (65 sq ft) of leather depending on the model

Care and maintenance: fabric with a vacuum cleaner and upholstery nozzle, stains with a dry cleaning agent, never rotating brushes or water; mesh with a soft brush or sponge and water with detergent; leather and hide kept away from direct sunlight and heat sources, cleaned two or three times a year with Leather Soft Cleaner and protected with Leather Protection Cream; aluminium with a soft cloth, water and neutral soap, never solvents or abrasives; plastic parts with soap and water

Spare parts and accessories: set of five castors, glides, pairs of polished or chromed aluminium armrests, partial armrest covering in leather or, for Valea Soft, in Premium Leather

Weight and recyclability: Valea Chair approx. 15.4 kg (34 lb), Valea Soft approx. 15.8 kg (34.8 lb); both approx. 93% recyclable when components are fully and correctly separated (VAL.609 / VLS.609 data)

Certifications: Valea Chair EN 16139:2013 level 1, ANSI-BIFMA X5.1; VOC emission report (DE-UZ 117, RAL GZ 430, EU Ecolabel, FEMB), CAM and LEED v4/v4.1 and Ansi Bifma 7.6.1-3 with Mini and Mini Melange fabrics only; fire class 1 IM with Atlantic, Mini, Mini Melange, Sotega and leather. Valea Soft EN 16139:2013 level 1, ANSI-BIFMA X5.1, 1 IM with leather

Eco-design: no formaldehyde, no hexavalent chrome; every component can be dismantled for repair, reuse and recycling

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Documents and Catalogues

Valea Office Chairs Catalogue ICF Office Office Chairs Catalogue Valea Technical Datasheet ICF Office Fabrics & Leathers ICF Office ANSI/BIFMA Certificate ICF Office GPP Compliant Certificate ICF Office Care and Cleaning

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FAQ

How much floor space does each Valea need?
Count 61 cm (24 in) per chair with armrests, 52 cm (20.5 in) without. Depth runs from 51 cm on the Elle design to 47 cm on the Esse and down to 44 cm on the Esse Soft — the slimmer profiles buy an extra row in tight meeting rooms.
What does the .8 series add?
The headrest: ICF's product page and user manual list low back, high back and headrest versions, and the .8 model codes carry the third option. Total heights in the collection reach 133 cm (52.4 in).
Does the low Lounge version adjust in height?
No — by design. The Lounge sits at a fixed 41 cm (16.1 in), swivels multidirectionally without a gas column and rests on a four-star base with glides: a conversation chair, not a task chair.
Which fabric gives the widest colour choice?
Atlantic, in category B, with 17 colours including gold, copper and petrol blue; Tonal and Cura follow with 15 each. The leather card counts 15 colours in full-grain bovine hide of 1.2–1.4 mm.
What happens at the end of the chair's life?
Both families weigh around 15.4–15.8 kg (34–34.8 lb) and are approx. 93% recyclable when the components are fully and correctly separated — and every component is designed to be dismantled for repair, reuse or recycling.

Planning a Valea meeting suite room by room

Five steps assign the right Valea to every room of an executive floor, from the waiting corner to the boardroom.

List the rooms by role
Reception, meeting rooms, private offices and the board suite each call for a different member of the Valea collection — write the list before choosing models.
Give visitors the flexing frame
The visitor version on the steel tube base suits meeting and conference rows, and its spares tuck away between sessions.
Reserve the padded family for long rooms
Where meetings run past the hour, the Valea Soft versions with their overlaid padding earn their place at the head of the table.
Keep one finish code throughout
Polished, chromed, white, black, bronze or silk grey: one code for structures, bases and armrests keeps the floor reading as one project.
Order the fabric by room, not by chair
One upholstery card serves the whole collection, so each room can take its own colour while the floor stays in a single palette.

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