Description

iNVISeDGE PRICE- $1,390 in FULL-GRAIN ITALIAN LEATHER. These chairs retail new for US $4,471 PER CHAIR American dollars- AU $6,691 AUSTRALIAN dollars EACH.

Provenance and Background Info

(Written in 2023).

An Italian Arper Aston 4-ways swivel chair designed by Jean-Marie Massaud in 2006. This design has been a mainstay at Arper for about 18 years now. It is easily one of the best chairs we’ve had. The stylish, dynamic style screams sophistication- the comfort has to be experienced to be believed and the quality is exceptional. These are beautiful settle into- the attention to the ergonomics is spot-on. These chairs envelope you and the touch of the leather is so luxurious as well. Plus, the spring mechanism adds an element of tilt for further relaxation by giving the chair a gentle rocking motion.

I think the colour is great too. The polished aluminium base gives the design a modernist, space-age look; the white leather gives it a clean, minimalist look. White leather allows the stylish shape and sleek flow to take focus, not the colour. This Arper Aston chair would give your space a dynamic touch.

The upholstery job is meticulous- I don’t think I’ve ever seen upholstery done in leather on a shaped chair like this done so well. It’s mind-blowing that the upholstery is tight and tidy all over despite the curves and minimalist style of the design. Working with leather, puckering is usually inevitable in several areas of the chair. Somehow with the Arper Aston design, this hasn’t happened. They’re at the pinnacle of a tidy, refined style.

These leather Arper Aston chairs retail new overseas for $6,691 AUSTRALIAN dollars EACH as shown in the Screenshot. At our price this is a no-brainer. I visited a few furniture retailers recently and similar feature chairs retail new for about $8,000 AUSTRALIAN dollars. In BoConcept they have a leather feature chair for over $10,000 but I like this Arper design more. At our price (and if you look after it), I can’t see it ever losing any value. I’d say it would cost Arper significantly more than our price to make them- plus there’s transport from Italy to consider.

This Arper Aston 4-ways chair is at the height of luxury, in excellent condition and shows inspiring quality. Arper supplies the chairs with a 5-year structural warranty. In Australia, Stylecraft has exclusive rights to retail Arper designs. I’ve come across this design on the secondary market only once before. I doubt you’ll come across this design on the secondary market again- particularly up in Brisbane.

This Italian Arper chair is bound to be passed from this generation to the next. Investing in items that were built to last is our only way out of this mess and the best way to respect our earth and its resources. There are very few better ways to invest in your home or office and reduce landfill.

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