PFAS score
Vitra · Office Chairs
Vitra - Rookie office chair fabric Plano
Lower concern for this fabric line, but Vitra offers no public PFAS transparency.
Vitra's Plano is a standard polyester woven office chair fabric with no disclosed stain-resistant or water-repellent treatments. While polyester itself carries lower inherent PFAS risk than Teflon-family coating coatings, Vitra does not publicly disclose fabric finishing processes or provide PFAS certifications.
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Material
Polyester-based woven upholstery fabric (Plano line)
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
Why this grade
Stain-resistant finish
Stain-resistant finishes are a common PFAS use.
Category baseline
furniture is a category where PFAS exposure is more common.
No PFAS disclosure
No public statement about PFAS in this product.
What we don’t know
This grade is a model-based estimate from public materials, coatings, and brand disclosure at 55% confidence. It is not a lab result.
No independent PFAS lab test is on record for this exact product. A lab test could move the score in either direction.
The brand has not made a specific, verifiable PFAS-free statement, so part of this score reflects that missing disclosure rather than a confirmed material.
Formulations and coatings change between production runs. Always check the current label before buying.
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