Asymmetrical meeting
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Tecno — the desk system a Pritzker architect drew: Nomos, by Norman Foster
Some office tables are furniture; a few are design history. The Nomos table system was drawn for Tecno by Norman Foster — an exposed structural frame that carries desks and meeting tables like a piece of engineering. A «project factory» founded in 1953, Tecno also shaped the public realm you already know: the seating at London Bridge Station (Grimshaw Architects) is theirs, part of a portfolio spanning 17 airports and stations in 11 countries.
For a UK workplace it means desks, partition walls and seating with genuine architectural pedigree — Foster's Nomos, Osvaldo Borsani's classics, and systems built to be reconfigured.
La Mercanti brings Foster's Nomos and the wider Tecno system into your project the way an architect would specify it: developed to the plan, sampled in the flesh, delivered and installed on site.
FAQ
What is the Nomos system and why does its designer matter?
Nomos is a table and desk system Norman Foster designed for Tecno, built around an exposed structural frame that reads as engineering rather than joinery. A Pritzker-winning architect drawing an office desk is exactly the pedigree that sets Tecno apart, alongside Osvaldo Borsani's own classics. La Mercanti specifies Nomos to your plan and coordinates the project.
Beyond desks, what has Tecno actually built?
The public realm you pass through: the seating at London Bridge Station (Grimshaw Architects) is Tecno, part of a portfolio across 17 airports and stations in 11 countries, plus museums and institutions. That project experience carries into its office desks and partition walls. La Mercanti brings the same rigour to your workplace.
Specifying a design-led office with Tecno: five steps with La Mercanti
For architects and A&D: architectural pedigree from desk to wall — from plan to installation.
Start from the architecture
Structure, sightlines, flexibility: Tecno is a project factory, so specify to the plan rather than to a catalogue.
Choose the Nomos desk system
Foster's Nomos frame carries desks and meeting tables with an engineered, architectural line.
Divide with partition walls
Tecno partition walls organise the floor and give it rhythm, in the same design language.
Add seating and icons
Borsani classics and contemporary seating complete the scheme.
Develop and install with La Mercanti
Samples, development and installation: La Mercanti delivers Nomos and the Tecno system to the UK site.