Hito standing executive desk by IVM Office raised to working height

Hito by IVM: the corner office finally stands up

IVM

Robin Rizzini

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Hito The piece that makes the room Conference table only
$ 24,053

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American offices learned to stand a decade ago — everywhere except behind the last door on the floor. Sit-stand desks ran the open plan while the executive office kept its furniture bolted at 29 inches, as if seniority meant sitting still. Hito ends that split: it brings the adjustable top to the executive suite without dressing the room down.

IVM Office built it with Robin Rizzini, a Genoa-born designer who came up through Antonio Citterio's Milan studio and took the Compasso d'Oro in 2014; Hito is his first designer desk for the company. Under the 30 mm top, four two-stage columns rise in synchrony on invisible bearings, watched by anti-collision sensors, drawing 0.1 W on standby; a sliding keypad rides the right edge of the top. The steel cable bay beneath keeps power and data off the floor, so the desk moves and nothing else does.

The materials hold the executive register: Canaletto walnut or eucalyptus veneer with a thick solid-wood edge, water-based lacquers, or FENIX tops that heal their own micro-scratches — in Collection 024 shades from Red Namib to Black Ingo, run tone-on-tone with the legs. Credenzas at two heights, round tables and an upholstered bench furnish the rest of the room. La Mercanti ships the system stateside with the finish schedule and CARB 2 papers in the same folder.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Hito
Manufacturer: IVM Office
Designer: Robin Rizzini (Compasso d'Oro 2014; first collaboration with IVM, presented 2020)
Program: executive desks, meeting and conference tables, round connection tables (3.1x1.6 in crosspiece to the desk), round meeting tables, desk return, credenzas h 28.9 in / 57.7 in (28.9 / 57.7 in), meeting credenzas with cable compartment, upholstered bench, modesty panel
Legs: press-formed steel core foamed with BayDur60 structural polyurethane (650 g/dm³); matt water-based lacquer (White RAL9016, Black RAL9005, Beige Luxor, Yellow Evora, Red Namib, Green Comodoro) or Metal (Bronze, Pewter, Olive Brown); 0.39 in levelers
Versions: fixed or motorized height adjustment — four two-stage 3.5x2.4 in columns per desk, two on round tables; anti-collision sensors, synchronized travel, invisible sliding bearings, soft start/stop, 0.1 W standby, 1.4 in low-profile control box, sliding keypad at the right of the top
Tops: 1.2 in MDF (approx. 800 kg/m³) — black walnut or eucalyptus veneer with thick solid-wood rounded edge; matt lacquer White or Black; Metal Bronze, Pewter, Olive Brown; FENIX Beige Luxor, Yellow Evora, Red Namib, Green Comodoro, Black Ingo
Desk frame: two 3.9x2x0.08 in laser-cut steel rails, two crosspieces, central steel bay 17.7x15.7 in for cabling and control boxes
Storage: 0.71 in MDF; doors and fronts shaped to a 0.35 in visible edge; self-closing steel hinges, Push-Pull opening, optional removable-barrel lock
Bench: variable-density foam; Ecopelle Dark Gray or Blue, or IVM fabrics Cat. B / C
Compliance: materials compliant with UNI EN standards; 100% CARB 2 certified (formaldehyde emissions); standard panels Class 2 reaction to fire

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Documents and Catalogs

IVM Executive Office Catalogue Hito Catalogue IVM Certifications IVM GPP Compliant Certificate

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FAQ

Why put a sit-stand desk in an executive office at all?
Because the person behind the last door works the longest hours at a desk. Hito was designed around exactly that idea — IVM calls it a table built for personal well-being — and it delivers the adjustable top in walnut and lacquer instead of gym-equipment aluminum, so the room loses nothing in presence.
How safe is the Hito lifting system around cabinets and chairs?
Anti-collision sensors monitor travel in both directions and stop the top the moment it meets resistance, up or down. The four columns move as one, start and stop softly, and the control electronics protect against overload — engineering you notice only by its silence.
Does Hito come in a fixed-height version with the same look?
Yes. Fixed and motorized share the identical design language, legs and finishes, so a floor can mix both — rising desks in the working offices, fixed ones where tradition rules — and read as one project throughout.
What is FENIX and why does it suit a hard-working desk?
An Italian high-tech surface with thermal self-healing of micro-scratches, fingerprint resistance and very low light reflection. On a desk that hosts laptops, watches and coffee daily, it keeps the deep matte color years past the honeymoon.
How does La Mercanti handle a Hito order for the US?
We configure the system with you, lock the finish schedule, and deliver with UNI EN compliance sheets and CARB 2 certification covering 100% of materials — the documents US projects request. Finish samples are billed and then fully credited on order confirmation.

Bringing the standing desk to the corner office with Hito

Five decisions for US executives and their designers moving the sit-stand habit into the last office on the floor — without losing the room's authority.

Audit the real workday first
Count the desk hours honestly. If the calendar shows six or more daily, the motorized Hito is the rational pick; if the office is mostly ceremonial, the fixed version keeps the same design for less mechanism.
Keep the executive materials
Choose Canaletto walnut or eucalyptus veneer if the room speaks wood, FENIX if it hosts heavy daily use — the self-healing matte shrugs off scratches and fingerprints. Standing should change your posture, not your standards.
Wire the room through the bay
Route power and data through the 450x400 mm steel bay under the top and the meeting credenza's hidden compartment. A rising desk with visible cords defeats itself; Hito is built so nothing trails.
Compose the rest of the floorplan
Add the round connection table for two-guest conversations, credenzas at 73.5 or 146.5 cm, and the bench for waiting visitors — the pieces share legs, edges and colors, so the room assembles itself.
File the paperwork with the PO
Attach the UNI EN compliance sheets and CARB 2 certificate — downloadable from the article page — to the purchase order, so facilities and procurement sign once and the install date holds.

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