Structure, held in tension.
Arpon isn’t just a chair — it’s a piece of engineered memory. Inspired by the radical geometry of Barcelona’s 1989 Olympic Archery Pavilion by Enric Miralles, Arpon channels precision, pressure, and architectural tension into a sculptural form.
Its name — Arpon (“harpoon”) — captures this dual energy: the sharp focus of a crossbow, the anchoring grip of a knot. Every element reflects both force and restraint, control and distortion.
Steel legs rise like construction scaffolds, exposing welds and mechanical honesty. A T-shaped backrest cuts the silhouette with functional elegance, balancing ergonomics and edge. The seat curves inward, as if bending to hidden tension — an intentional yield, not collapse.
At its core is a stainless-steel apron — the connective force of the design. Not hidden, but revealed. This visible structure doesn’t interrupt the story; it is the story — a design language where exposure is expression, and raw form becomes refined power.
Arpon is a chair, yes — but also a diagram, a fragment of structure frozen mid-movement, and a tribute to an architectural mindset where honesty is beauty and tension is truth.
Designed by: Levantin Studio (designer: Lvov Sergei).