Aston Club lounge chair and footstool by Arper

The footstool turns Aston Club into something else entirely

Arper

Jean-Marie Massaud

Visitor chair
Aston Club Visitor chair
$ 20,374

What did you have in mind?

Trade terms for professionals and design studios

A lounge chair without a footstool is a chair you sit in. With one, it becomes somewhere people actually stay. Aston Club has a matching footstool built on the same four-legged aluminium base, with a polyurethane shell — the same visual language, at ankle height. Pair it with the reclining version and the chair stops being furniture for a ten-minute conversation — it is the lounge sibling of the Aston executive chair.

That distinction matters for the way American workplaces now use their floors: focus rooms, phone-call corners, hotel-style lobbies and library lounges where somebody reads for half an hour. Upholstery comes in fabric, coated fabric or leather; internal components use post-industrial recycled plastic and the chair is fully disassemblable. Designed by Jean-Marie Massaud in 2020 and handled in the US by La Mercanti, samples and documentation first.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Aston Club
Manufacturer: Arper
Design: Jean-Marie Massaud, 2020
Footstool: four-legged base in shiny or painted aluminium, polyurethane shell
Lounge chair: upholstered, four-legged aluminium base, return mechanism; a second version adds weight-triggered recline with three set positions and an adjustable, removable headrest cushion
Upholstery: fabric, coated fabric, leather
Internal components: post-industrial recycled plastic; fully disassemblable
Declared standards: EN 16139 (non-domestic seating), ANSI-BIFMA X5.4 (lounge & public seating)
Declared settings: offices, hotels, hospitality, residential interiors

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Documents and Catalogs

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FAQ

Is the footstool a separate item?
Yes. The catalogue lists it as its own type, built on the same four-legged aluminium base as the chair and finished with a polyurethane shell. It has to be specified and ordered alongside the chair, not assumed to be included.
Does it change how long people stay seated?
It changes the posture available to them, which usually amounts to the same thing. A chair with a return mechanism alone invites a conversation; the reclining version with a headrest and a footstool invites reading, thinking, or a long call.
Can the footstool be used on its own?
It is designed as part of the collection rather than as a stand-alone seat, and the manufacturer describes it as a footstool. Any other use falls outside the intended-use information supplied with the product.
Which upholstery survives a busy lobby?
Fabric, coated fabric and leather are all available, and each has its own care regime in the manufacturer's instructions. Coated fabric is the one usually specified where cleaning has to be quick and frequent.
Is the chair suitable outside an office?
Arper names hotels, hospitality settings and residential interiors, and the intended-use sheet cites standards written for non-domestic and public seating.

How to build a lounge setting that people actually use

Five steps for corners that are currently walked past.

Decide the length of stay first
Ten minutes needs a chair; thirty needs a chair, a recline and a footstool.
Specify the footstool explicitly
It is a separate catalogue item, not an accessory bundled with the chair.
Give the corner a purpose
Reading, calls, waiting: a lounge without a reason stays empty.
Choose upholstery for the traffic
Each material has its own care instructions; match them to who cleans the space.
Request samples and sheets
La Mercanti sends upholstery samples and technical documentation before the order.

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