Innovation in materials according to Arper

For the design industry, the materials revolution marks a significant step forward towards environmental sustainability. These are innovative and high-tech materials that make objects more durable, without sacrificing aesthetic and formal quality.  

For Arper, sustainability is an all-round project, a constantly evolving path that starts from governance to production processes, all the way to factors involved in environmental and social responsibility, with constant research into low-impact solutions. This vision translates today into a partnership focused precisely on an innovative material, and the development of Catifa Carta, an evolution of the iconic Catifa 53, designed in 2001 by the Lievore Altherr Molina studio and the first Arper product to obtain environmental certification, which now boasts a new shell made of Papershell. This is a new and revolutionary material derived from wood waste, capable of giving strength and comfort to the unique design that has always distinguished this seating. 

Thanks to its innovative character, Papershell makes it possible to drastically reduce the impact of Catifa Carta by sequestering carbon dioxide. The material, at the end of its life cycle, can be reduced to biochar, a charcoal that has the ability to retain the CO2 sequestered during its previous life stages. Papershell is the result of advanced scientific research and introduces an innovative process that looks to the challenges of tomorrow.