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American procurement has learned to ask the follow-up question: certified by whom, under what number? Kata answers before being asked. The manufacturer declares the collection FSC®-certified with code FSC-C148360 — a verifiable chain-of-custody reference covering the solid wood at the heart of the design. For outdoor versions, the declaration goes further: European timber species only, within the FSC chain, finished with waterborne coatings. Claims become lines a specifier can paste, check and defend.
The seating itself, designed by Altherr Désile Park in 2021, carries the substance: Arper's first solid wood lounge chair, in oak or teak-stained robinia, with a 3D knit shell made from post-consumer recycled polyester; and the Kata Chair on four legs, wooden or upholstered. Reception and waiting areas first, then lounge, hospitality, contract, collaborative spaces and the home office. For US projects, La Mercanti assembles the documentation with the furniture — delivery times confirmed in writing at order confirmation.
Collection: Kata, lounge and chair family for waiting, reception and residential settings
Manufacturer: Arper (Monastier di Treviso, Italy)
Design: Altherr Désile Park, 2021
Declared first: Arper's first solid wood lounge chair
Kata Lounge: solid oak frame (natural or black stained) or solid robinia frame stained teak; shell with steel frame and 3D Knit fabric made with post-consumer recycled polyester yarns
Lounge fabrics: micro-padded 3D Knit with graphic pattern (indoor) or 3D Knit with striped pattern; robinia + striped knit is the combination declared for outdoor use
Lounge cushions (optional): seat and lumbar set in graphic 3D Knit (indoor) or in fabric, leather, coated fabric (indoor and outdoor)
Kata Chair: solid oak four-leg base with height-adjustable glides; plywood shell either textured with reconstituted oak finish (single-color base and shell combination) or upholstered in fabric, leather, coated fabric or customer's own material, with contrasting or tone-on-tone stitching; with or without armrests; optional seat cushion
Replaceability: the Chair upholstery is applied without glue and can be separated and replaced by technical personnel
Certification: FSC®-certified collection, code FSC-C148360; outdoor timber from European species only within the FSC chain of custody, waterborne coatings
Technical knit: made to Arper's specification, self-draining and breathable, quick drying, with anti-UV stabilizers free of harmful substances
Disassembly: designed for easy disassembly; the sheet maps each component's material (upholstery, padding, shell, base) for end-of-life sorting
Declared care: fabrics vacuumed weekly at low suction, stains dabbed rather than rubbed, cleaning formulas stated in the sheet; wood with diluted neutral soap in circular movements, never stain removers, wax or pressure washers; when in doubt, test on a hidden area and wait 24 hours
Normative reference: EN 16139 (non-domestic seating) — Level L1 general use (offices, showrooms, public halls, restaurants, banks, bars), Level L2 extreme use
Precautions: periodically check the tightening of connecting fastenings
End of life: separate components by material type
Note: dimensional details are confirmed on the manufacturer's documentation at order stage
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Five steps to a dated record of the new waiting area — the baseline every later question refers to.
