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Most modular seating asks you to imagine; Kiik asks you to count. Every frame in Arper's system declares its capacity — two, three or four units — and every element declares its appetite: a seat cushion takes one unit, the small side table takes half, the large tabletop takes two. Specifying a reception run or a lounge stops being guesswork and becomes arithmetic a facility manager can check on one line. Ichiro Iwasaki designed the collection in 2018, and the discipline of the numbers is precisely what frees the shapes.
On that grid the pieces play: cushions with standard or high backrests, corner modules for 90-degree turns, armrests and a slim seat divider, tables in five shapes — two of which work as corner connectors — consoles at three heights (58, 72 and 105 cm / 22.8, 28.3 and 41.3 in), a six-seater ottoman and USB kits for the whole family. From hotel lobbies to collaborative floors and home offices, La Mercanti supplies Kiik across the UK with fabric samples ahead of the order.
Collection: Kiik by Arper — modular system of sofas, side tables, consoles and ottoman for waiting, reception, lounge, work and common areas
Designer: Ichiro Iwasaki, 2018
Frames: three lengths — S126 (2 units; frame 92.6 × 33 × h 35 cm / 36.5 × 13 × 13.8 in; assembled 126 × 63 cm / 49.6 × 24.8 in), S189 (3 units; 155.6 cm (61.3 in) frame; 189 × 63 cm (74.4 × 24.8 in)), S252 (4 units; 218.6 cm (86.1 in) frame; 252 × 63 cm / 99.2 × 24.8 in); black powder-coated steel with legs in polished or black-coated die-cast aluminium
Unit system: seat cushion = 1 unit; small rectangular table = 0.5 unit; square table = 1 unit; large rectangular table = 2 units
Seating modules (hooked to the frames; removable covers in fabric, leather, faux leather or customer's fabric/leather): cushion 63 × 63 × h 10 cm (24.8 × 24.8 × 3.9 in); cushion with standard backrest h 40 cm (15.7 in); cushion with high backrest h 60 cm (23.6 in); right/left corner modules, standard or high, for 90° arrangements
Armrests and divider: terminal armrests right/left 60 × 8 × 30 cm (23.6 × 3.1 × 11.8 in), always at the ends next to a backrest module; middle armrest 63 × 9 × 30 cm (24.8 × 3.5 × 11.8 in) between two same-facing backrest modules; painted-MDF seat divider 59 × 1.2 × 10 cm (23.2 × 0.47 × 3.9 in) between any two modules
Side tables (black-oak or natural-oak effect laminate, 1.4 cm (0.55 in) thick): rectangular 31.5 × 63 cm (12.4 × 24.8 in) (also cantilevered via the C link), square 63 × 63 cm (24.8 × 24.8 in), rectangular 126 × 63 cm (49.6 × 24.8 in); triangular 63 × 63 × 63 cm (24.8 × 24.8 × 24.8 in) and quarter-round tables act as connectors for 90° and 120° compositions
Consoles: 252 × 40 cm (99.2 × 15.7 in), three heights — 58, 72 and 105 cm (22.8, 28.3, 41.3 in) — in black-oak or natural-oak effect laminate
Ottoman: 126 × 157.5 × h 36 cm (49.6 × 62 × 14.2 in), six seats, die-cast aluminium legs, upholstered removable cover
Links: Plate link joins two sofas or anchors the triangular table; C link supports cantilevered tables (two C links for the quarter-round at 90°); Island link couples two S189/S252 frames
Ground attachment: dedicated floor-fixing kits for sofa/ottoman frames and for consoles of any height
Electrification: USB sockets available across the whole collection — universal kit for sofas and ottomans (2 USB-A, 5 V DC, max 2.4 A) and a kit for side tables and consoles (2 units of 2 USB-A each)
Care: tops with a soft damp cloth; laminates with non-abrasive household detergents; chromed or lacquered metals rinsed and dried with a chamois, polishes not recommended; fabrics vacuumed weekly at low power; leathers never with water — specific products only, tested 24 h on a hidden area; faux leather with a damp cloth
Uses: waiting rooms and reception, work and collaborative spaces, lounge and common areas, hospitality, home office
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