Less is less. And that's better.
It's Sustainability Design Week at Architonic! What better time to take a deep dive into Italian design brand Arper's philosophy and products?
The Treviso-based, but internationally operating, furniture manufacturer – whose artisanal roots are legible in the precision of its contemporary product portfolio, as well as its art direction – takes a sustainable approach to sustainability. For over a decade and a half now, it has increasingly focused on a triumvirate of measures: the use of sustainable materials, the reduction of material usage, and the designing of recyclability into its products. But it's the fine print that matters, of course, so I invite you to read on...
Simon Keane-Cowell, Editor-in-Chief
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Facts & Figures
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1989: Founded in Treviso, Italy
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2000: Launch of the iconic Catifa chair (now expanded to seven collections)
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2005: Arper Environmental Department established
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2010: Opening of flagship showroom in Milan, first of 12 international showrooms
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2014: Opening of warehouse and production facilities in North Carolina (US)
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2020: 85 per cent of turnover from export
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Furniture with a future
Sustainability has long been a central tenet of the Arper philosophy, and on full display in the lightweight, recycled, recyclable Adell lounge chair...
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Sustainable at heart
The aim of the project was to introduce new materials into the Arper range and to have sustainability at its core, and the result is the new Kata collection...
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Setting the tone: Arper
In a new report by Arper, the Italian furniture brand explores its relationship with colour, an element which, for them, is as integral to design as form or function...
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A light touch: Arper
Arper’s latest launches Kata and Mixu work hard for their place in an increasingly conscientious world, delivering in terms of their environmental footprint as well as functionality and aesthetics...
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Material expression
Multi-material, multi-coloured and super-customisable, the new Mixu collection is also made without glue, using FSC-certified woods and as many recycled materials as possible...
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