Arper will participate again this year at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, presenting two new collections dedicated to the contract and home sectors: the Juno system of chairs, the result of the original partnership with the English designer James Irvine, and Saya, designed by the Lievore Altherr Molina design firm from Barcelona, with which the company has established a long and fruitful collaboration. These two collections differ in their purpose, design and in the materials used, yet both of them mirror Arper’s values: systematicity, adaptability, customization.
Juno, a structured chair system, is Arper’s first chair made entirely of polypropylene through gas-assisted injection molding. Juno stands out for its wide range of solutions, which make it ideal for the home and contract sectors: available in five colors, with an open or closed backrest, it can be customized by adding armrests and thin upholstery in the chair and/or in the backrest.
Saya is a wood chair collection for the home sector, which is also suitable for contract spaces, especially in the version with chromed steel legs. Characterized by a strongly iconic and recognizable profile, it is available with a wooden finish – natural oak and teak – and in different color versions.
Moreover, Arper will present some extensions of products that already exist, amongst which, the outdoor version of the Pix ottoman, designed by Ichiro Iwasaki, which stands out for its innovative flow-through solution, and some new versions of the Ginger, Dizzie and Eolo top.
Communication. Arper’s news is not only limited to products: the company’s integrated communication draws inspiration from and develops the ideas lying at the base of our renewed brand identity – presented last year and created in collaboration with the Lievore Altherr Molina design firm and New York’s 2x4 agency – which was awarded the prestigious IF Award last year.
This strategy revolves around the historic notion of “Living Systems”, a theory that studies how different elements, affected by the context and human interaction, create spontaneously organized structures. “Living Systems” leads not only Arper’s approach to the design of new products – mature, pragmatic, sensitive – but also the way these are presented and expressed. Arper’s products – and their main elements, base, shell, color and material – adapt themselves and interact with the context they are immersed in, giving designers the possibility to choose, from the wide stock available, what best suits their needs. And as the object is considered part of a dynamic, constantly evolving whole, dialogue and conversation, participation and interaction, become the key elements upon which the relationship with its network of external and internal stakeholders is created.
Internationalization. With the aim of confirming the success obtained in these years, which marked a steady growth of our turnover, Arper is following an evolution strategy, also in the sales field, which includes an investment in the territorial presence at an international level. The openings in New York, Milan, Cologne, Stockholm and, shortly in, London and Copenhagen ensure direct support to sales and offer more efficient services, as well as assistance and consultancy to architects and designers.
Notes to the editor
Arper is the result of an entrepreneurial project that grew out of an artisan leather workshop in 1989. From 2000 onwards, thanks to its distinctive design, research into materials, process innovation and service quality, Arper has experienced constant growth in business and its organizational structure. Today Arper is capable of interpreting the requests and trends of an international market with a sophisticated contemporary pared-down style translated into timeless universal forms suitable for every setting, whether residential or contract. Arper is distributed via an international sales network in over 90 Countries and displayed in single-brand showrooms situated in design-strategic cities.
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