EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Steelcase Inc.
(the "Company") for the period ended August 26, 2005 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), James P.
Hackett, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and James P. Keane, as Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, based on his knowledge:

      (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


                               /s/   JAMES P. HACKETT
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                               Name:   James P. Hackett
                               Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
                               October 3, 2005

                               /s/   JAMES P. KEANE
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                               Name:   James P. Keane
                               Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                      Officer
                               October 3, 2005



This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.