Arper, a story of beautiful and aware design

“For us, design is an essential language, capable of creating connections between people and spaces. It’s a balance between function, emotion and responsibility.” Claudio Feltrin, President of Arper, summed up his idea of design in these words. And he is keen to stress that the company, which has taken part in the Salone ever since 1989, the year when he founded the firm with his father Luigi and brother Mauro, believes “in the strength of clean and timeless lines, which do not follow the trends but build lasting value, as well as in color as a design tool that defines atmospheres and well-being.” 

“At the same time, design means continuous research. We explore new materials and technologies to innovate ways of concretely reducing our environmental impact. Sustainability is not a constraint, but a creative engine that guides our every decision.” A dialogue with design that embraces change and increasingly makes sustainability its standout feature.  

At this year’s Salone, in fact, the brand explored the theme of (RE)CONNECTING: the journey between connections and reconnections, individual and collective, which invites visitors to discover the Arper collections, designed and dedicated to moments of sharing and meeting. 

The central area made it possible to experience the theme “Redefining Beauty”: a new way of interpreting beauty through the use of innovative and sustainable materials, which clearly expressed the company’s research into innovative materials, responsible processes and solutions designed in an increasingly circular perspective. Arper’s first novelty was Aom, a collection of armchairs and sofas designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, which interprets the essence through design that focused on materials, as well as durability and the scope for recovering the components. Aom consists of only two elements: the structure, made entirely from expanded polypropylene, and the padding in Breathair® (used for the first time last year to make a cushion), a completely recyclable polyester elastomer. In this way, Arper showcased a great innovation: a solution that enables polyurethane to be eliminated from the padding, significantly facilitating the recyclability of the product at the end of its life cycle.