Arpa
Arpa® is the brand of Arpa Industriale, which produces high-quality surfaces with HPL technology, and it is an expression of its lively and original “Made in Italy” creativity. Arpa® surfaces are made of kraft paper, used to provide thickness, and decorative paper that gives the laminate its aesthetic appearance, to which a three-dimensional effect can be added through specific processes. The brand’s comprehensive offer comprises a series of collections which provide a range of different thicknesses, sizes, finishes, technologies and decors.
The company was founded in 1954 in Bra, Piedmont, where its production site is located inside an impressive 150,000m2 plant. Over the years, Arpa Industriale has demonstrated that it is capable to adapt to the ever-changing needs of the market, anticipating production innovations and becoming a point of reference in the evolution of Italian design. The wide variety of products on offer, the company’s solid reliability and recognition, built up over 70 years of history, have enabled Arpa® to forge a lasting bond with the world of interior design, occupying a position at the forefront and leadership in the market.
The brand’s offering is structured across several collections, allowing for a wide variety of thicknesses, formats, finishes, technologies, and decorative papers.
The wide selection of Arpa® surfaces available offers designers and architects boundless creative freedom, paving the way for a multitude of vertical and horizontal applications in numerous sectors and uses, such as: interior design, healthcare, marine & yachting, transportation, hospitality, retail and kitchens. The world of kitchens is perhaps where Arpa®’s most preferential relationship lies, as it has become a trusted partner for some of the most established, well-known brands operating in the sector.
ArchiThoughts - ArchiTouch
Milano Design Week 2026
Arpa®—together with the Broadview Materials brands FENIX®, Formica®, Homapal® and Getacore®—presents ArchiThoughts–ArchiTouch, the third chapter of the project curated by Federica Sala and hosted at FENIX Scenario in Foro Buonaparte 66.
The exhibition brings together six international architecture studios—Marion Mailaender, Parasite 2.0, RedDuo Studio, STORAGEMILANO, Studio GGSV and ZIMMER—within an installation designed by the architecture studio (AB)NORMAL.
For the 2026 edition, the invited architecture and design studios were asked to design six furnishing elements conceived as domestic micro-architectures. The exhibition highlights the technical performance and versatility of Arpa® surfaces and other Broadview Materials products, emphasising their sensory and tactile qualities: deep surfaces, lavish textures, and finishes that engage both touch and sight, all conceived to withstand the test of time and accompany the everyday experience of spaces.
