Les flâneuses

What Les flâneuses does

Les Flâneuses, operating under the legal entity Projet E-hé SAS, is a French manufacturer founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toulouse at 2 rue Henri Ziegler. The company designs, produces, and sells a single product — "La Flâneuse" — a patented, mobile anti-fatigue seating solution aimed at public establishments (établissements recevant du public, or ERP). The unit is a wheeled, nestable chair that allows visitors to lean, sit, carry up to two children, and transport belongings, with no installation required. Two-position brakes, indoor/outdoor versatility, and customization options (stickers, frame painting, metal sheet customization) are the principal technical features. The product is manufactured in France and is positioned as inclusive design furniture addressing visitor fatigue (the company cites a 92% fatigue prevalence among public-venue visitors).

The business model is one-time direct sales of physical chairs to B2B enterprise and public-sector customers, with revenue classified as a one-time license per unit. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales — direct contact, website inquiries, brochure requests, and industry events — targeting museums, airports, hospitals, EHPAD care homes, libraries, theme parks, zoos/aquariums, and shopping centers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company has secured visible flagship accounts including the Musée du Louvre, Paris Aéroport, Musée d'Orsay, Monuments Nationaux, Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Toulouse Métropole, Médiathèque José Cabanis, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nantes Métropole, Espace Patrimoine, and Aquarium de Nancy. Customer-reported outcomes include 98% increased comfort, 80% longer on-site dwell time, and 84% frontline staff comfort with welcoming diverse audiences.

Les Flâneuses operates with a 5-person team, no disclosed external funding rounds, and no identified institutional investors. Strategic support comes from French regional partners — BPI France, Nubbo (Occitanie incubator), Réseau Entreprendre, OC Seed, Occitanie Region, and Assurance Retraîte Île-de-France. The company received the HandiTech Trophy Silver Medal in 2022 in the 'Mobilité pour tous' category. Founders Yves and Thérèse created the product to provide mobility support that does not stigmatize users, in contrast to conventional medical mobility aids. The company is privately held, founder-owned, and currently operates only in France, with an English website version signaling potential future international expansion.

Name

Les flâneuses

Legal name

Projet E-hé

Website

https://lesflaneuses.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Les Flâneuses, a Toulouse-based French manufacturer founded in 2018, designs and sells a patented mobile anti-fatigue seating solution for public establishments. The 5-person B2B company sells directly to museums, airports, hospitals, libraries, and other public venues across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accessibility Furniture

NAICS

Institutional Furniture Manufacturing (337127)

SIC

Public Bldg & Related Furniture (2531)

akta.pro primary industry

Seating & Positioning Systems (Cushions, Backs, Pressure Relief) (HLAHAMAB)

Keywords

• Mobile anti-fatigue chairs
• Public accessibility furniture
• Inclusive seating solutions
• Universal design mobility
• Visitor comfort furniture

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. La Flâneuse chair sales: Sale of mobile anti-fatigue seating chairs to public establishments. The product is sold directly to ERP operators such as museums, airports, hospitals, and libraries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Les Flâneuses designs, manufactures, and sells a patented mobile anti-fatigue chair called La Flâneuse, intended for public establishments (ERP) such as museums, airports, hospitals, libraries, zoos, theme parks, and shopping centers. The chair functions as leaning support, seating, child transporter (up to 2 children), and belongings carrier, and can be deployed without installation work. It is manufactured in France and sold directly to B2B customers via field sales and website inquiries.

Product overview

Les Flâneuses offers a single unified product, La Flâneuse, a patented mobile anti-fatigue chair specifically designed for public establishments. The chair provides multiple functions: leaning support, seating, carrying up to 2 children, and transporting belongings. Key differentiators include no installation work required, easy storage through nesting capability, suitability for both indoor and outdoor use, reinforced two-position braking system, and customization options. The product is manufactured in France and targets diverse public venues including museums, zoos, aquariums, theme parks, libraries, airports, shopping centers, and healthcare facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Flâneuse A patented, mobile anti-fatigue chair designed for public establishments (ERP) such as museums, airports, hospitals, libraries, zoos, aquariums, theme parks, and shopping centers. The chair functions as leaning support, seating, transporter for up to 2 children, and carrier for belongings. It features a two-position brake system, easy nesting for storage, indoor/outdoor versatility, and customization options including stickers, painted frames, and metal sheet colors. No installation work is required for deployment.

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• NubbominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppears as a partner logo on the Les Flâneuses website. Nubbo is a startup incubator in Southern France supporting innovative companies.
• Réseau EntreprendreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppears as a partner logo on the Les Flâneuses website. Réseau Entreprendre is a French entrepreneurial support network providing coaching and financial support to business creators.
• Assurance Retraite Île-de-FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppears as a partner logo on the Les Flâneuses website. This is a regional branch of France's national pension fund that supports senior mobility initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vitra: Swiss designer and manufacturer of high-end furniture for offices, public spaces, and homes. Comparable to Les Flâneuses on the design-forward, Made-in-Europe, public-space seating positioning, though Vitra operates at significantly greater scale and price band.
• Invacare: US-listed global manufacturer of mobility, seating, and home-care medical equipment. Overlaps with Les Flâneuses on seating and mobility solutions, but operates at much larger scale and targets home-care and clinical buyers rather than public-venue operators.
• KI: US-based manufacturer of institutional furniture for education, healthcare, government, and commercial environments. Comparable to Les Flâneuses on the institutional-furniture thesis and the public-building sales channel, but with a much broader conventional seating portfolio.
• Steelcase: Global leader in office furniture and workspace solutions. An institutional-furniture incumbent that occasionally plays in adjacent public/commercial seating categories; comparable to Les Flâneuses on the B2B furniture manufacturer model, though with a much larger addressable footprint.

Direct peers

• Etac: Swedish developer of mobility and seating solutions for people with disabilities and care needs. Overlaps with Les Flâneuses on inclusive seating and ergonomic positioning, with similar end-customer orientations in healthcare and public-facing venues.
• Permobil: Swedish manufacturer of powered wheelchairs, seating, and mobility solutions. Comparable to Les Flâneuses on the inclusive-mobility and seating-for-vulnerable-users thesis, with overlap in healthcare and EHPAD customer segments.
• Arjo: Swedish-listed provider of medical mobility, patient handling, and seating solutions for hospitals and care homes. Comparable to Les Flâneuses on the seating-for-mobility use case in healthcare venues, though Arjo's portfolio is broader and medical-grade.
• Guldmann: Danish manufacturer of mobile patient lifting, transfer, and mobility equipment used in hospitals, care homes, and public facilities. Comparable on the mobile-mobility-for-public-venues use case, though Guldmann focuses on clinical lifting rather than visitor seating.

Emerging players

• Handicare: Provider of mobility and accessibility solutions (stairlifts, vehicle adaptations, patient handling). Comparable to Les Flâneuses on accessibility and inclusive-design positioning, but with a focus on home and clinical rather than public-venue visitor seating.
• Stannah: UK-based accessibility and mobility specialist (stairlifts, home lifts, accessibility products). Adjacent to Les Flâneuses through the inclusive-mobility and accessibility-mobility customer base, but focused on home/residential rather than public-venue seating.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lesflaneuses

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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