Let's discuss your project
Bespoke: size, colour, finish
Modular systems are usually judged by what they add. Semiton, a collaborative storage system, should be judged by what it leaves out: the units on its structure are always spaced 5 cm apart — roughly two inches, a constant declared by the maker rather than left to the installer. That thin, repeated void is what keeps a run of storage from reading as a wall of boxes: it separates the colours, lets light pass between modules, and gives the whole composition the measured rhythm you notice without being able to name it. Precision, in furniture, is usually invisible — here it is exactly the visible part.
García Cumini designed the system in 2023: aluminum structures for two or three units, storage modules 11.8 or 23.6 in high in through, open or door versions, veneered tops in oak or walnut, rectangular or with a rounded side. Cables disappear into the crossbar, every side is finished so the piece can stand mid-floor between workstations, and the whole thing disassembles completely. From coworking and agile offices to bars, break areas and home offices: La Mercanti supplies Semiton across the U.S. with finish samples ahead of the order.
Collection: Semiton by Arper — modular storage and surface system for coworking, agile offices, hospitality, waiting and break areas, and home offices
Designer: García Cumini, 2023
Structure: crossbar and a pair of legs in powder-coated aluminum, arranged for cable routing and fitted with adjustable glides; two sizes — 45.3 × 19.3 × h 11.2 in hosting two units and 76.8 × 19.3 × h 11.2 in hosting three
Finished overall dimensions with modules: 61 × 19.3 × h 11.2 in on the two-unit structure and 92.5 × 19.3 × h 11.2 in on the three-unit one; units are always spaced 2 in (5 cm) apart
Unit: an available slot above the structure, occupied by a storage module or a top module
Storage modules: 29.5 × 17.7 in, heights 11.8 or 23.6 in, in three versions — through, open with removable back, or fitted with a flap door (H 11.8 in) or hinged doors (H 23.6 in); each occupies one unit and can be oriented in either direction; on the taller module the position of the horizontal shelf is defined at order stage
Load: permissible load 44 lb per shelf and 88 lb total per module
Top modules: rectangular 29.5 × 17.7 in (one unit) and 61 × 17.7 in (two units), each also available with a rounded side — rounded tops sit exclusively at the right or left end of a composition, curve always facing outward
Finishes: shell, separator, back and doors in textured lacquered MDF in specially designed color combinations, or lacquered MDF with reconstituted oak or walnut; tops in oak or walnut veneer
Cable management: crossbar flap running the full length and opening from either side, with room for a power strip and three outlets to the mains; module back released by a safety system; hatch in the module floor onto the technical compartment, with a matching cover slotted for the cable
Character: finished on all sides for wall-side or centre-of-room use; fully disassemblable to facilitate reuse and recycling of the materials
Intended-use framework cited by the maker: EN 15372 for non-domestic tables and EN 16121 for non-domestic storage furniture; for certified products Arper refers to its own documentation
Care: painted metal with non-abrasive detergents in tepid water, rinsed and dried with a chamois — polishes not recommended; wood with water and neutral soap, a soft white cloth and circular movements, never commercial stain removers
Uses: coworking and collaborative areas, offices, waiting and reception zones, bars and restaurants, lounge and break areas, hospitality, home office
Let us know which finishes you'd like to explore
Five steps to turn one furniture system into a repeatable standard across floors and sites.
