Loop modular sofa by Arper in a reception area

Built to outlive the floor plan: Loop by Arper

Arper

Lievore Altherr Molina

Reception sofa
Loop 2800 Reception sofa
$ 10,474

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The average American workplace re-plans itself faster than its furniture depreciates — and most sofas lose that race. Loop is built to win it: a modular system whose soft elements combine, in Arper's words, «in short clusters or long, flowing lines», and recombine when the program changes. The reception line of this lease becomes the collaboration arc of the next one; center modules, end pieces in several sizes and concave-or-convex corners re-spell the same vocabulary into whatever the new floor plan asks. The furniture no longer expires with the layout.

Lievore Altherr Molina drew the system in 2009 — Red Dot Award in 2010 — and the range keeps every door open: free-standing two- and three-seater sofas, cushions in two sizes, upholstery in fabrics, leathers and coated fabrics, plus a removable-cover version for long service. From HQ lobbies to boutique hotels and homes: La Mercanti supplies Loop across the U.S. with fabric samples ahead of the order.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Loop by Arper — modular system of soft sofa elements for waiting, meeting, lounge and hospitality areas, also as a free-standing home sofa

Designer: Lievore Altherr Molina, 2009

Award: Red Dot Product Design Award, 2010

Free-standing sofas: two-seater and three-seater versions, usable on their own outside any composition

Modular elements: center modules and end modules in different sizes; corner modules in concave and convex versions

Compositions: countless linear, curved, angular and circular arrangements — from short clusters to long lines

Upholstery: wide range of fabrics, leathers and coated fabrics; also available in a removable-cover version

Cushions: accessory cushions in two different sizes

Character: graphic in form and silhouette, with an overall effect Arper calls almost architectural — in large spaces the linear form inscribes areas for waiting, resting and meeting; at home it may be compact or commanding

Dimensions: module-by-module drawings and U.S. measures come from Arper's technical sheets — La Mercanti attaches them to every quotation

Uses: waiting and reception areas, meeting spaces, lounge and common areas, hospitality and restaurants, home living and home office — and, in projects that call for it, covered open-air lounges proposed by La Mercanti

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Supply, quotes, specifications and project support across the United States and North America.

Documents and Catalogs

Arper Catalogue Arper News Catalogue Arper Office Catalogue Arper Home Catalogue Arper Outdoor Catalogue Arper Arper for Hospitality Arper Arper for Education Arper Arper for Healthcare Arper Arper for Transportation FSC Certifications Arper Case Studies Loop CAD & 3D Files

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FAQ

Why would a facilities team specify the removable version?
Because covers age faster than sofas: in the removable version the covers come off for cleaning or renewal while the elements stay in service — a choice made at order time, as its own version of the collection.
What lets the seating run change direction?
The corner modules — offered concave and convex — turn the run toward the room or away from it, while the angular compositions handle square turns; direction becomes a specification, not a compromise.
Does a contract system like this belong in a house?
Arper answers directly: at home it may be «compact or commanding, depending on what is required» — a single free-standing sofa in an apartment, or a full soft landscape across a great room.
Can a Loop cluster replace a small meeting room?
For informal sessions, yes — the collection was created for waiting rooms and meeting spaces alike, and a concave arc seats a working conversation without a reservation system.
Is it at home in restaurant and hospitality settings?
Yes — hospitality and restaurants are among the declared uses: soft runs along walls and around tables draw intimate seating, with coated fabrics available where service is relentless.

Re-draw an office layout around existing Loop stock

Five steps to make the furniture you own serve the layout you are about to build.

Inventory before you design
List every Loop element on site — sofas, center and end modules, corners, cushions — with upholstery codes; the new scheme starts from what exists.
Give the architect the module list
Share Arper's technical sheets alongside the inventory, so the new drawing is written in units the stock can actually spell.
Map old elements to new positions
Assign each existing module a place in the new scheme before ordering anything — gaps in the drawing become the shopping list.
Order the delta, matched
Buy only the missing pieces, and have La Mercanti align new upholstery batches with the existing references.
Stage the move in one weekend
Disassemble, relocate and recombine in a single closed window — a modular system rewards the team that plans the choreography.

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