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Most benches decide for you which way people face. ADD leaves the decision open: its backrests mount on the inner or the outer edge of the frame, so one composition can turn seats towards each other for conversation, or back-to-back to draw a quiet border through a lobby. Lapalma's official words are precise — the backrests join and separate small communities — and few sentences describe waiting areas better.
Designed by Francesco Rota, the modular system builds on extruded aluminium frames with crossed elastic belts, carried by die-cast legs in recycled aluminium. Seat frames run from a 59 × 59 cm module to a 176 cm bench, with V-shaped and square elements for corners and islands; cushions and backrests are flame-retardant and fully removable, upholstered in fabric, leather or eco-leather.
Around the seating grows a whole family — ADD T tables, ADD S storage, the deep ADD SOFT and the new ADD LOUNGE armchair — all sharing the same design language. La Mercanti maps the right composition onto your floor plan and confirms every detail in writing with the order.
Design: Francesco Rota for Lapalma — ADD collection, launched 2014 and extended with ADD T and ADD S (2016), ADD SYSTEM (2016), ADD SOFT (2018) and ADD LOUNGE (2026).
Awards declared by the manufacturer: Red Dot Award 2016 winner, German Design Award Special 2016, Compasso d'Oro ADI Honourable Mention, ADI Design Index.
Configurations: benches, linear sofas, V-shaped and S-shaped compositions, vis-à-vis and square islands; lounge armchair and two-seat sofa; modular tables in square, rectangular, linked and open-ring conference layouts with privacy and modesty screens; metal storage units.
Seat frames: extruded aluminium with crossed elastic belts and perimeter holes for fixing backrests and accessories in different positions; modules 176 × 59 cm (69 × 23 in), 117 × 59 cm (46 × 23 in), 59 × 59 cm (23 × 23 in), V-element 116 × 87 cm (45¾ × 34¼ in), square 117 × 117 cm (46 × 46 in), frame height 4 cm (1¾ in).
Legs: die-cast recycled aluminium, corner or central, in two heights — 32 cm (12½ in) and 38 cm (15 in) — powder-coated.
Upholstery: cushions 7 cm (2¾ in) and backrests 44 cm (17¾ in) high in flame-retardant polyurethane foam with bonded polyester fibre, fully removable covers in fabric, leather or eco-leather; backrest elements 58, 78 and 128 cm, plus corner unit 70 × 70 cm (27½ × 27½ in).
ADD LOUNGE (2026): armchair ad170, 82 × 78 × H 76 cm (32¼ × 30¾ × 30 in), seat height 43 cm (17 in); two-seat sofa ad171, 152 × 78 × H 76 cm (59¾ × 30¾ × 30 in); covers in fabric, leather or coated fabric.
ADD S storage: sheet-metal units W 80–90 cm (31½–35½ in) × D 45 cm (17¾ in) in three heights — 78.5, 111.5–116 and 149 cm (31, 44–45½ and 58½ in) — double-sided, open or with doors and drawers; desk-height workstations 120–130 × 80 cm (47¼–51¼ × 31½ in); mobile pedestal with lock.
ADD T tables: extruded aluminium frames, corner or central legs joining adjacent frames; tops in Fenix® white or black HPL, bleached oak or open-pore black; cables anchored under the profile.
Accessories: 10 mm (3/8 in) HPL Fenix® tops, serving tray, magazine rack and power-socket box; side table 59 × 59 cm (23 × 23 in).
Declared tests: EN 1728:2012 AC:2013 6.17 and EN 16139:2013 level L2 extreme; class 1IM with Divina, Remix, Steelcut and Valencia covers.
Care declared by the manufacturer: damp cloth or diluted neutral detergent; no alcohol, bleach, solvents or abrasives; lift by the frame, indoor use, away from heat sources above 40 °C.
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