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Read before you buy: Italian design from the trade, not the press kit

Every press release says the same things. This magazine starts where press kits end: with what the trade actually knows. Guides that make buying Italian office furniture simpler and safer — ergonomics, acoustics, materials, the standards behind a specification. Trend and fair reports written by people who attend Salone and Orgatec to place orders, not to take photographs. And the stories of Italian design told with the detail that only comes from handling these pieces every day. Whether you buy once or specify for a living, the aim is the same: you leave knowing more than you arrived.

Office desk height: what British law leaves out and the standard puts in

Office desk height: what British law leaves out and the standard puts in The Display Screen Equipment Regulations never give a desk height; BS EN 527-1 does, at 740 mm. Why the law puts its weight on the chair, w… Antonio Consorti 28/09/2026 Ergonomics & Wellbeing

Close-up of the Las Mobili Sigma workstation: wood-effect top and fabric desk screen

Why workstations are bought as a fleet, not by price per piece The half-price quote arrives in every procurement inbox — and the catch is always the same: a workstation is not a product, it is a fleet.… Antonio Consorti 04/09/2026 Workplace Productivity

Teenagers and adults sitting in a circle on the floor of a bright classroom, in front of a whiteboard

One figure for the designer and the finance director There is a page on our site that compares two real products from our catalogue over the years you will keep them, keeps certain cost apart… Marco Olivieri 04/09/2026 Workplace Productivity

Facing Las Mobili Sigma workstations with mesh task chairs, yellow seats and a cork pinboard wall

The honest maths of a meeting table The table bought for eight that never seats more than six: nobody measured wrong — the brochure just counted elbows out. The space per pers… Marco Olivieri 01/09/2026 Workplace Productivity

Frezza Mux70 executive desk with a tan leather chair in an office of concrete and wood

Modern, design, contemporary or classic: choosing an Italian executive desk Before a word is spoken, the desk has introduced its owner. The four families of Italian executive desks — modern, design, contemporary, cl… Marco Olivieri 20/08/2026 Design & Trends

Reception desk with a backlit frosted-glass front, light oak cabinets and open shelving

Government Buying Standards for furniture, a field guide The first rule of the UK government's furniture standard is surprising: don't buy new furniture. Re-use and refurbishment come first; new p… Marco Olivieri 06/08/2026 Regulations & Standards

Luciano Guglielmini of Humanscale speaking into a microphone at an event

Anatomy of a six-year client file, from first email to fifth order Most supplier case studies show the photograph and hide the paperwork. This one does the opposite. Five orders over six years for MarineMax… Marco Olivieri 31/07/2026 Projects & Case Studies

Las Mobili Fil Rouge workstation with dark wood top, grey fabric screen and mesh task chair

How to visit the Salone del Mobile when you are there to work Every April thousands of professionals visit Milan as tourists and fly home with what they could have found online. The working method inst… Antonio Consorti 24/03/2026 Trade Shows & Events

Six signals from Web Summit that will reshape every serious office by 2026

Six signals from Web Summit that will reshape every serious office by 2026 Six concrete signals from Web Summit in Lisbon — translated into practical implications for architects, interior designers and workplace le… Marco Olivieri 26/11/2025 Trade Shows & Events