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Most contract chairs reference standards; the Cila family gets tested against them. The technical sheets list 30 Cila models and 17 Cila Go models — 47 in all — certified by TUV GS to EN 16139:2013 at level L2, extreme use: the tier the standard reserves for night clubs, police stations, sports changing rooms and barracks. A chair bought for a classroom or a meeting room, certified for environments far rougher than either.
What carries that certification is a family designed by Lievore Altherr: Cila (2017), the enveloping polypropylene shell on five bases from solid oak legs to a castor trestle, and Cila Go (2018), the learning-sector system of seat, storage base on castors and optional HPL tablet — 50 × 33.5 cm (19.7 × 13.2 in) — on a swivelling arm. Meeting rooms, classrooms, waiting areas, task and visitor seating, home offices: one silhouette throughout. For UK projects, La Mercanti assembles the model list room by room, with delivery times confirmed in writing at order confirmation.
Collections: Cila (2017) and Cila Go (2018), seating for meeting, learning and contract use
Manufacturer: Arper (Monastier di Treviso, Italy)
Design: Lievore Altherr — Cila 2017, Cila Go 2018
Cila shells: chair or small armchair in polypropylene; bare, with seat cushion (internal ABS support, PU-foam padding) or upholstered with a non-removable cover (PU-foam backrest)
Cila Go shells: chair or small armchair in polypropylene, five colours, bare or with seat cushion (ABS + PU foam)
Cila bases: four legs in chromed, lacquered or stainless steel (tube Ø16×2 mm / Ø0.63 in) · four legs in solid oak and powder-coated steel with adjustable glides · chromed steel sled (rod Ø12 mm / Ø0.47 in, PC+TPU glides) · polished or powder-coated aluminium swivel trestle · fixed trestle on self-braking castors (steel, PA6, ABS, PU)
Cila Go types: chair or armchair on polypropylene storage base (four colours) with castors · stool on storage base with castors and applied seat cushion in fabric, leather, faux leather or customer's material · chair or armchair on five-spoke fibre-reinforced nylon swivel base, black or white, with colour-matched self-braking castors and gas-lift mechanism
Writing tablet: HPL, 50 × 33.5 cm (19.7 × 13.2 in) (19.7 × 13.2 in), top and swivelling arm in the base colour; available on the five-spoke versions
Certification: 30 Cila models and 17 Cila Go models TUV GS certified to EN 16139:2013, level L2 extreme use
Intended use: EN 16139, general level (offices, showrooms, public halls, restaurants, canteens, banks, bars) and extreme level
Care: polypropylene with a soft white cloth and lukewarm water, circular movements, no commercial stain removers; wood with water and neutral soap; stainless steel with a soft damp cloth every 15-20 days; fabrics vacuumed weekly at low power; faux leather with a cloth and lukewarm water; leather NEVER with water (it would leave marks) — quality leather products only, tested on a hidden area for 24 hours
Castors: self-braking, declared suitable for hard and soft floors
End of life: components separated by material type before delivery to collection centres
Notes: periodic tightness check on fixings; mechanical components, gas column included, serviced by authorised personnel only
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