Standing desks have a long and illustrious history: polymath Leonardo da Vinci was rumoured to have used them in the 15th century, followed by the likes of Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Ernest Hemingway and Virginia Woolf. Early proponents commissioned high desks directly from carpenters, or used the taller shelves of bookcases, until manually adjustable sit-stand desks were invented that used hand cranks, pins, screws, or gas cylinders that compress and expand. UniFor’s latest workstation, however, the Spring System designed by architect Antonio Citterio, uses springs to counteract the weight of the desk as it rises.

The catalogue for UniArm, the new monitor arm from UniFor, opens with a few pages of closeup photography of the arm’s sleek, hinged form, followed by a double-page spread filled with an X-ray image of the product.

For UniFor, design has always been about more than just a product: each object the company creates represents a dialogue between the user and maker, and embodies its vision for how a space should make you feel.

The new Andromeda Collection by UniFor, designed by LSM Studio, takes inspiration from a unique site-specific artwork atop a hill in Sicily.

Herzog & de Meuron for UniFor in Milan

The new Axel Springer building in Berlin is home to journalists and tech gurus, editors and programmers alike. 

Observing things and remembering. This dual concept holds the key to understanding the ties between Aldo Rossi and design.

The open-plan office is the most universally applied format in the world of work. New technologies have transformed the workplace into an adaptable space prioritising sharing and communication.

Italian architect and designer Aldo Rossi had a passion for what he saw as the small constructions that fill our homes.