Arper — one seating family for every zone, from reception to outdoor, brought stateside by La Mercanti

Corporate lounge with Arper designer armchairs and seating

In 1989 Arper was a furniture manufacturer outside Treviso; today its Catifa shell sits in offices, lounges and meeting rooms on every continent — one of the clearest rises in Italian seating, achieved while staying family-owned and independent. The promise behind it is spelled out by the company itself: beauty never sacrifices comfort. One family covers armchair, chair, stool and lounge seat, so a workplace reads as one project from reception to boardroom, and pieces like Catifa Carta, made from recycled paper-based material, give an ESG report something concrete to point at.

For a US office that wants design with a track record rather than a trend, La Mercanti configures Arper zone by zone and delivers it stateside as one coordinated project.

Documents and Catalogs

Arper Outdoor Catalogue PDF · 68,2 MB

FAQ

Why one Arper seating family instead of different chairs for each zone?

Because coherence is what a visitor reads across the company. With Arper the same shell — Catifa — becomes armchair, chair, stool and lounge, so reception, boardroom, waiting, café and outdoor stay one project rather than five disconnected buys. For the designer, fewer suppliers to align; for the company, a floor that photographs as a decision. La Mercanti composes the right family and coordinates it with the furniture.

What makes Arper compelling for an ESG-driven RFP?

A concrete design fact: many Arper chairs are modular and disassemble for repair, reuse or recycling — the circular design an RFP asks you to prove, not just assert. And the example that lands: Catifa Carta, a chair made from recycled paper-based material. La Mercanti gathers the documentation your RFP asks for and submits it with the quotation.

Bringing Arper into a workplace project: five steps with La Mercanti

For architects, workplace teams and procurement: how a seating family pays off — from the zones to the upholstery.

Map the zones, not the model

Reception, boardroom, waiting, lounge, café, outdoor: list the functions first. Arper covers each with one seating family, so you choose the floor's project, not the isolated chair.

Pick one shell and carry it through

An icon like Catifa exists as armchair, chair, stool and lounge. Choose the shell for the company's character and run it across zones: visual coherence without monotony.

Decide base and use per zone

Sled or swivel base for the boardroom, stool for the café, outdoor frame for the terrace, task chair for the desk: function — long sitting, exterior, high traffic — before aesthetics.

Coordinate seating with furniture

With La Mercanti one contact covers Arper and office furnishing: upholstery, tones and timing in a single project, not two supplies fought over on site.

Request samples, upholstery and documentation

Upholstery changes acoustics and life: judge samples under real light. Ask for spec-ready documentation — useful for ESG thanks to the disassembly design. La Mercanti handles samples and freight.