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Most conference chairs make you choose a fabric. Cut by Lapalma makes you choose a philosophy. Francesco Rota drew the 2013 original around two elements the factory describes as opposites — rigid plastic and soft textile — and the catalogue offers both readings: padding on the inside only, so the white or black Baydur shell keeps its knife-sharp edge on show, or total upholstery, where colour and weave wrap every surface and the shell disappears under the cloth. Same shape, two temperatures: graphic and architectural in the first case, tactile and domestic in the second.
Whichever side you take, the range runs deep: nine catalogued versions, from steel sled to solid wood legs, four-star and five-star bases, castor versions fixed or height-adjustable, and a swatch card spanning four fabric categories plus leather and eco-leather. Dimensions stay constant at 55 by 51 by 73 centimetres on fixed bases, so a mixed specification still reads as one family.
La Mercanti supplies Cut across the UK with Lapalma's official documentation — philosophy, version and covering agreed before production, in writing.
Collection: Cut — small armchairs
Manufacturer: Lapalma, Italy
Design: Francesco Rota, 2013
Versions: S139-140 steel sled base · S180-181 four solid wood legs · S147-148 swivel base in solid wood · S151-152 swivel 4-star aluminium base · S190-191 swivel column base · S184-185 swivel on castors, low 5-star base · S186-187 height-adjustable on castors · S188-189 height-adjustable, high base on castors · S192-193 4-star base on castors
Dimensions (fixed bases): W 55 cm (21.75 in) — D 51 cm (20 in) — H 73 cm (28.75 in), seat 46 cm (18 in)
Dimensions (castor bases): base Ø60 cm (23.5 in), H 73 cm (28.75 in); adjustable versions H 70-80 cm (27.5-31.5 in), seat 42-52 cm (16.5-20.5 in)
Shell: rigid Baydur® polyurethane, white or black, flame-retardant
Padding: flame-retardant expanded polyurethane seat and back; inner padding only or total upholstery
Coverings: fabrics in categories A-D (including Hallingdal 65, Steelcut Trio 3, Remix 3, Divina MD, Blazer, Main Line Flax), Soft-leather hide, Valencia eco-leather
Bases: satin chrome or powder-coated steel; lacquered solid wood; micro shot-peened or powder-coated aluminium
Glides: polypropylene with felt or plastic insert (sled); nylon with integrated felt (wood bases); polyethylene (star bases)
Castors: self-braking on S184-185, S186-187, S188-189 and S192-193
Declared tests: 1 IM with Steelcut and Remix fabrics on all versions; EN 1728:2012 6.17 and EN 16139:2013 level L2 on S147-148 and S188-189
Care: damp cloth or diluted neutral detergent; no alcohol, bleach, solvents or abrasives; keep below 40 °C; lift by the frame, never by the seat alone
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Specifiers usually shortlist the swivel bases — solid wood, four-star, or column — because the chair returns to the table's geometry visually; all keep the same 55 by 51 cm footprint and 46 cm seat.
Rigid Baydur® polyurethane in white or black, both flame-retardant, over a seat and back padded in expanded polyurethane — the sharp edge is structural, not applied.
The card spans four price categories with names contract designers know — Hallingdal, Steelcut Trio, Remix, Divina, Blazer, Main Line Flax among them — plus Soft-leather hide and Valencia eco-leather.
Yes: Lapalma declares EN 1728:2012 6.17 and EN 16139:2013 level L2 on the wood swivel version S147-148 and on the high adjustable S188-189, alongside the 1 IM fire test with Steelcut and Remix on every version.
Every Cut is made to order in Italy; La Mercanti confirms production and delivery dates in writing with the order confirmation and coordinates shipping to your floor.
A chair is specified by the centimetres around it. Five steps with a tape measure before the order form.
Allow at least 60 cm of table edge per Cut; its 55 cm width needs air on both sides to keep elbows free.
Measure 80 cm behind the table edge so each Cut can slide back and let a guest stand without gymnastics.
With the seat at 46 cm, verify roughly 27-30 cm to the tabletop underside; aprons and beams eat into knee room.
Keep a metre of clear passage behind occupied chairs where waiters or colleagues walk.
Mark the table and the Cut footprints with tape and walk the room before confirming quantities.
