Arki-table
£ 4,048
Pedrali — the chair a facilities manager can specify by the hundred
A good chair is judged after the event, not during it: does it stack, does it store, does it come back next season without a wobble. Pedrali was built for that question. Founded in 1963 and shaped into an industrial specialist for the contract sector, it makes chairs, armchairs, stools, benches and tables engineered for real use — high traffic, stacking, years of it — with the design that also won a Compasso d'Oro for the Frida chair. Everything is 100% made in Italy, between the Mornico al Serio headquarters and the Manzano wood division.
For a workplace it means one supplier across reception, meeting rooms, the waiting area, the lounge, the café and the outdoor terrace — hospitality, outdoor, residential and workspace collections that share a language while each holds its own duty cycle. The kind of range that keeps a fit-out coherent and a reorder simple.
Stacking chairs are bought in dozens, not in ones: La Mercanti prices the whole count from the official lists and checks trolley and storage logistics with you.
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FAQ
Why a contract chair rather than a residential one in a client-facing office?
Because reception, waiting and lounge are public spaces: a chair there carries dozens of people a day, for years. Pedrali was built as an industrial contract specialist precisely for that — the same shell that earns a Compasso d'Oro also takes intensive use, indoors and out. A residential seat in a busy hall gives way sooner. La Mercanti picks the collection with the right duty class for each zone and coordinates it with the furniture.
Does Pedrali really cover indoor and outdoor to the same standard?
Yes, and it is a genuine strength: the company started in 1963 with outdoor seating and now serves four worlds — hospitality, outdoor, residential and workspace — with dedicated materials (metal, polypropylene, wood, upholstery), all made in Italy. So the meeting room, the café and the terrace can speak one design language without giving up each space's durability.
Bringing Pedrali into a workplace project: five steps with La Mercanti
For designers, directors and facilities teams: how to choose contract seating per zone — from duty to upholstery.
List the zones and their use
Reception, waiting, meeting rooms, lounge, café, outdoor: each carries different traffic and exposure. Pedrali covers them all with contract durability; start from use, not from the sample that looks best in isolation.
Assign the collection by duty class
Intensive indoor, long meeting sitting, exposed exterior: choose the right Pedrali family per zone. One brand across the duty classes keeps the floor coherent without forcing a model where it will not last.
Choose material and structure
Polypropylene for high traffic and outdoor, wood for a warm room, metal and upholstery for the lounge, stackable where space and logistics matter: function decides before aesthetics.
Coordinate seating with furniture
Seating and furniture must agree. With La Mercanti the seating joins the same schedule as the furniture — finishes aligned from the drawing on.
Request samples, upholstery and documentation
Upholstery changes acoustics and life, and outdoor needs UV resistance: judge samples under real light.