Waiting room armchairs Lepal by Arper in an Indian office

Three verbs, one armchair: what Lepal is declared to do

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Doshi Levien

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Trade terms for professionals and design studios

Furniture briefs usually name rooms; Lepal's names activities. The official text declares it ideal for conversation, reading or work — three verbs, each with its own posture, all accommodated by the same seat. The high curved back shields the phone call and the focused hour; the soft layered seating carries the long read; the upright position keeps a laptop honest. In offices where one corner must earn its rent three ways, a declared triple-duty armchair is not poetry — it is planning.

Doshi Levien's 2024 design keeps the machinery simple: a wraparound panel with inner cushions, upholstery in one material or curated bi-material pairings, a slender angled base in powder-coated aluminium or solid wood — always on height-adjustable glides — and an FSC®-certified collection. Waiting and reception first; then lounge, hospitality, contract and the home corner. For Indian projects, La Mercanti maps verbs to rooms, with delivery times confirmed in writing at order confirmation.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Lepal, lounge armchair for waiting, reception and residential settings
Manufacturer: Arper (Monastier di Treviso, Italy)
Design: Doshi Levien, 2024
Declared character: a contrast between a shapely hard shell and soft, layered seating on a slender, angled base; high curved back for upright seating, repose and privacy
Type 1: powder-coated aluminium base with height-adjustable glides; wraparound outer panel and inner cushions upholstered in the same material (fabric, leather, coated fabric or customer's own material)
Type 2: powder-coated aluminium base; panel and cushions in different materials, in specially designed combinations
Type 3: solid wood base with height-adjustable glides; upholstery in the same material
Type 4: solid wood base; specially designed bi-material combinations
Construction: wraparound outer panel (polyurethane, per the technical blocks) and inner cushions; upholstery separable, applied without glue — fully disassemblable, ready for recovery and reuse prior to end-of-life recycling
Certification: FSC®-certified collection (code FSC-C148360); metal base powder-coated
Declared care: fabrics vacuumed weekly at low suction, stains dabbed never rubbed, with the cleaning formulas stated in the sheet; wood with diluted neutral soap in circular movements, never stain removers; leather kept from direct sunlight and heat, spills blotted immediately; when in doubt, test hidden 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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FAQ

Do all versions come with adjustable glides?
Yes — both the aluminium and the solid wood base are declared with height-adjustable glides: every Lepal finds its own level on the floor it actually stands on.
Can panel and cushions wear different materials?
Yes, in the declared bi-material version: different materials in specially designed combinations — pairings engineered by Arper rather than improvised at order stage.
Which use levels does the norm reference cover?
EN 16139 for non-domestic seating: Level L1 spans offices, showrooms, public halls, restaurants, banks and bars; Level L2 covers extreme settings.
How is the wooden base maintained?
With well-diluted neutral soap and a soft cloth in circular movements; commercial stain removers, solvents and abrasives are explicitly ruled out, and surfaces are always dried.
Does Lepal work in both public and private settings?
That is the declared range: public and private settings alike — the same armchair serves the clinic waiting row, the hotel lounge and the home corner.

How to move Lepal armchairs without damage

Five steps for a relocation between floors or buildings — so the armchairs arrive as they left.

Photograph the layout first
Shoot each room before anything is lifted: re-setting is twice as fast with the picture in hand.
Lift by the base, never the panel
Two people carry each Lepal by the frame under the seat — pulling the shell or the covers is where damage starts.
Wrap the base separately
Blankets or corrugated board around legs and edges before transport: corners meet door frames first.
Load the largest pieces last
Bulky seats go in last so nothing is crushed beneath them on the drive.
Inspect everything on arrival day
Check panels, cushions and bases while the movers are still there — an observation noted the same day is always solved fastest.