Sigma operative desk system by Las Mobili with bench workstations on square-section metal legs

Sigma by Las Mobili — the operative desk system that plans the whole floor

Las Mobili

Studio SI

Desk with integrated pedestal
Sigma An icon of Italian design Desk with integrated pedestal
£ 4,072

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An executive desk gets chosen once. An operative desk gets sat at eight hours a day, by everyone — which is why Sigma by Las Mobili, designed by Studio Si, treats the workstation as a system, not a piece of furniture. Las sums it up as a balance of lightness, sobriety and simplicity, and the engineering backs the words: legs in 35 x 35 mm square-section steel tube, 3 mm thick, joined to a load-bearing frame through moulded zama elements. The frame recesses half the thickness of the 24 mm coupled top — so the line you see is thin, and the structure you don't see is not.

The same grammar builds every desk on the floor: single operative desks, bench workstations on bridge or loop legs with fixed or sliding 25 mm tops, semi-executive desks resting on a structural service cabinet, meeting tables on cross or bridge bases. Desks aggregate to comby — desk-height storage with a cable-slotted shelf — to service cabinets and to metal bookshelves with dedicated desk-attach modules. And because the structure is epoxy-coated in six colours — White, Matt Black, Green, Ice Grey, Tobacco, Cappuccino — colour becomes a planning tool, not an afterthought.

Cables are the real furniture

Sigma routes them like infrastructure: flip-top top access with soft closing and dust brush, under-top cable trays, central bench legs with inspectable WIRE MANAGER panelling, CPU-holder modules, pop-up power towers on meeting tables that sit flush until you press them. People get their own order too: handle-less two-drawer chests with central locking and lockers with progressive-numbered cylinders plus a MASTER key. Product certificates can be downloaded on this page.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Sigma
Manufacturer: Las Mobili
Design: Studio Si
Type: operative desk and workstation system — single desks, benches, semi-executive desks, meeting tables, storage

Worktops:
Semi-executive desks: 12 mm (0.47 in) coupled particleboard panels, 24 mm (0.94 in) total, melamine-faced, 2 mm (0.08 in) ABS edge
Desks and benches with bridge or loop legs: fixed tops 25 mm (0.98 in); straight or shaped sliding tops 25 mm (0.98 in) on 4 moulded POM sliders (optional opening-block system)
Wood finishes: Classic Walnut 07, Niagara Oak 31, Grey 38, Sage 40, Black 59, Dark Poplar 63, Light Poplar 64, White 68, Cappuccino M2, Sand Oak M4

Metal structure:
Legs in 35 x 35 mm (1.4 x 1.4 in) square-section tube, 3 mm (0.12 in) thick; height-adjustable nylon levelling feet colour-matched to the metal
Load-bearing frame 35 x 35 mm (1.4 x 1.4 in) recessing half the top thickness; leg connection via moulded zama element
Beams for bench bases 40 x 20 x 1.5 mm (1.6 x 0.79 x 0.06 in) with metric-pitch fixing; central bridge legs with 70 x 40 x 3 mm (2.8 x 1.6 x 0.12 in) upper crosspiece and optional inspectable WIRE MANAGER steel panelling
Epoxy powder coating: White, Black, Green, Ice Grey, Tobacco, Cappuccino

Wire management:
Top access with flip-top opening, soft closing (bilateral on meeting tables), dust brush; 0.7 mm (0.03 in) sheet-metal cable trays; CPU-holder modules for benches with inspectable central technical module (Ø 80 mm (3.1 in) grommets replaceable with built-in sockets); pop-up power tower for meeting tables, Black or White

Storage and aggregation:
Comby single-sided, h 112 cm (44.1 in), 25 mm (0.98 in) structure, desk-height shelf with cable slots, 25 x 40 x 1.5 mm (0.98 x 1.6 x 0.06 in) support beam; accessories: cable tray, cable riser, dox-holder, CPU holder, handle-less 2-drawer chest with central locking, locker with progressive-numbered removable cylinder, double folding key, 1 MASTER key per reference
Low and medium cabinets w 45/90 cm (17.7/35.4 in), h 78.6/117/155.4 cm (30.9/46.1/61.2 in), reversible with finished backs, on 28 mm (1.1 in) feet or 12.2 cm (4.8 in) metal base; bookcase cabinets with 12 mm (0.47 in) internal dividers; metal bookshelves 25 x 25 x 2 mm (0.98 x 0.98 x 0.08 in) with single- or double-sided desk-attach modules

Service cabinets:
For operative desks: single size w 165.2 x d 46 x h 66.4 cm (26.1 in), 25 mm (0.98 in) panels, top flap with cable brush, soft-closing sliding door on aluminium track, internal full-length cable route, PC compartment with cable riser
For semi-executive desks: w 135 x d 56.8 x h 58.4 cm (23 in), structural base for the desk, push&pull doors and drawers, bookcase insert (also Red Curry M05)

Meeting tables: cross base in interlocking 35 x 35 x 3 mm (1.4 x 1.4 x 0.12 in) rings with round or square 25 mm (0.98 in) tops, or bridge legs with rectangular/square tops; optional electrification with flush pop-up tower and under-top cable tray

Packaging: components supplied disassembled in triple corrugated cardboard with perimeter protection strips and shock-absorbing corner protectors

Warranty declared by the manufacturer:
5 years on the furniture
2 years on sockets, cables, control panels and motor drives
Spare parts available for 5 years

Manufacturer certifications: UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 (SQ174159-ICILA), UNI EN ISO 14001:2015 (ICILA-SGA-17258), UNI ISO 45001:2018 (IMQ-SHS-170062), SA8000:2014 (certificate no. 144), FSC® chain of custody ICILA-COC-000170 with FSC® certified products on request, COSMOB Qualitas Praemium Formaldehyde no. 45/2025 for low-formaldehyde panels; declared contribution of 6 LEED points (MR C4 recycled content, MR C2 construction waste management, MR C5 regional materials, EQ C4.5 low-emitting materials)

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When it is the right choice

  • Floors that must grow: single desks and benches on bridge or loop legs, linkable to comby units, service units and metal bookcases.
  • Shared workstations: lockers with progressively numbered cylinders and a MASTER key, central-locking pedestal in the comby.
  • Specifications with thickness in the brief: fixed or sliding 25 mm tops, 2 mm ABS edge, ten finishes.

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FAQ

What makes Sigma different from any other operative desk?

The section you don't see. The load-bearing frame is engineered to recess half the thickness of the top, so a 24 mm coupled worktop reads as a thin line while sitting on 35 x 35 mm steel legs, 3 mm thick, joined through moulded zama elements — the joint geometry of a machine, not of budget furniture. Studio Si designed one grammar that then builds everything: single desks, benches, semi-executive desks, meeting tables and the storage between them.

Single desks or a bench — how should we choose?

By how the team grows, not by this year's headcount. Benches on bridge or loop legs put four or six people on one shared structure and aggregate with comby storage; single desks aggregate to comby, service cabinets and metal bookshelves through dedicated brackets, so a row of singles can become a landscape later. If IT access matters, specify the sliding tops: the worktop glides open on POM sliders and the cable bay is in front of you, no crawling.

How does Sigma actually handle cables in an open space?

As infrastructure, at every scale. On the desk: flip-top top access with soft closing and a dust brush. Under it: 0.7 mm sheet-metal trays that house electrification kits. In the bench spine: central legs with optional WIRE MANAGER panelling — one fixed side, one inspectable side — plus CPU-holder modules whose Ø 80 mm grommets can be swapped for built-in sockets. On meeting tables: a pop-up tower that stays flush with the top until you press it.

Six metal colours — what do you do with Green or Tobacco in a real office?

You use them as a map. When legs, trays and top access come in White, Matt Black, Green, Ice Grey, Tobacco and Cappuccino, colour can mark teams, zones or floors without a single graphic on the wall — and the nylon levelling feet are colour-matched to the metal, so the code is coherent down to the floor. Combined with ten wood finishes, two colour decisions give a whole open space its identity.

We hot-desk. What happens to personal storage?

It gets a lock and a plan. Sigma lockers carry a mechanical bolt lock with removable cylinders in progressive numbering — all different — with a double folding key, plus one MASTER key per reference for facilities. The handle-less two-drawer chest adds central locking at the workstation. Both live inside comby compositions, so personal storage sits at desk height instead of eating floor area.

How to plan operative workstations that survive growth

For office managers and space planners: five decisions that keep a Sigma floor working from day one to year five.

Count next year's people, not this year's

Choose bench compositions where teams will grow — benches share legs and beams, so density rises without new geometry — and single desks with comby aggregation where roles need acoustic or visual separation. Because singles hook to comby, service cabinets and metal bookshelves with brackets, today's row can be recomposed later instead of replaced.

Draw the cable backbone before the furniture

Mark where power rises from the floor, then place CPU modules and WIRE MANAGER legs on those verticals. Decide which desks get top access — flip-top, soft closing, dust brush — and which only need under-top trays. On meeting tables, choose pop-up towers now: electrification is selected separately by colour and type, and retrofitting is where budgets die.

Use colour as wayfinding

Six structure colours — White, Matt Black, Green, Ice Grey, Tobacco, Cappuccino — and ten top finishes are enough to code teams or zones without signage. Keep the palette to two or three combinations per floor; the system's discipline is what makes the colour readable.

Give every person a lockable place

Hot-desking fails on storage, not on desks. Specify lockers — progressive-numbered cylinders, all different, one MASTER key per reference — inside comby compositions, and handle-less two-drawer chests with central locking where seats are assigned. Storage at desk height keeps the floor plan clean.

Approve samples, then freeze the grid

Melamine finishes and coated metal read differently under your lighting: approve physical samples on site — their cost is fully credited when the order is confirmed. Then fix in writing tops, metal colour, bench compositions, top-access positions and locker numbering, and keep the document with the order.

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