Fantoni's Hub modular desk unit acts like a "wall-less box"
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Fantoni has collaborated with Matteo Ragni Studio to design these modular desk units that can be reconfigured depending on the working scenario (+ movie).
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The units – named Hub – can be organised into a variety of layouts, including private workstations and communal desk benches.
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Fantoni and Ragni worked together to design the Hub as "a space that was open and fostered sharing and an exchange of ideas, yet also a place for reflection and individual work".
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Described by the designer as like a "wall-less box", each square desk has a frame that surrounds the working space like a four-poster bed.
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"From the use of a simple, large, square table, the idea arose to create a 'four-poster' table where we could work, rest and feed on ideas, relations and good food; in a nutshell, experience a space," said Ragni.
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According to the designer, the concept is derived from of Italian designer Bruno Munari's 1970s Abitacolo bed, which combines functions to be used during the different activities in a teenager's day.
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Four people can sit around each cube-shaped workspace, which measures 160 by 160 centimetres in plan.
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Upholstered panels attach to the canopy and can connect to other Hubs. The frame is available in black and white, while Hub fabrics come in a wider range of colours.
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Movable screens, available in perspex or fabric, also fit onto the frame to act as dividers for more private working.
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Removing the canopy enables the desks to function as meeting tables.
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A sound-reducing fabric panel with dimmable LEDs can be fitted into the canopy above the workspace, and a central compartment in the tabletop stores cables.
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The Hub collection expands to include a system of three self-standing partitions, which also serve as storage containers. Other accessories include coat hooks, hangers, drink holders and a perspex drawer.
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The desktop comes in white, light grey or a lacquered chipboard. For more information about the Hub collection and other Fantoni products, visit the brand's website.