5th Element single desk on inclined gantry legs

5th Element by Las Mobili — the desk family that scales from bench to corner office

Las Mobili

Studio SI

Desk with integrated pedestal
5th Element Most chosen configuration Desk with integrated pedestal
$ 9,383

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Bespoke: size, colour, finish

Most benching systems stop at the manager's door. 5th Element by Las Mobili, designed by Studio Si, walks through it: the same trapezoidal drawn-steel leg — 58 x 50 mm, 2 mm wall — that carries the operative bench also carries the executive desk with chromed loop legs and a 10 mm rear-lacquered tempered glass top on turned stainless supports. The fifth element of the name is the structural DNA that binds workstation, bench, team table and meeting table into one language — with beams whose coupling screws vanish under moulded ABS carters.

For the open floor: single or shared desks (bench) on bridge or inclined gantry legs, tops in eight finishes — White to Black — every panel Class E1 low formaldehyde as declared by the manufacturer. For the huddle: team tables H 105 — standing height, with a chromed footrest beam — and a gantry team table with two amortized aluminium top accesses. For decisions: meeting tables on bridge or gantry legs with integrated top access. One order form covers the whole org chart.

A spine with a magnet

Bench tops mount a central extruded aluminium bar whose hinged tip-up top accesses carry a cable brush and a magnet that locks onto the frontal sound-absorbing panels: open anywhere, reach the whole substructure, click shut. Shared 50 x 50 mm legs take optional WIRE MANAGER panelling; trays hang from the beams; PC-tower service units double as structural desk supports. Pedestals roll on braked wheels, arrive assembled, and take a Gabriel-fabric guest cushion. Product certificates can be downloaded on this page.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: 5th Element
Manufacturer: Las Mobili
Design: Studio Si
Type: operative desks and workstations, desking-bench, team tables H 105, meeting tables, executive desks, storage
Producer-declared compliance: Italian Legislative Decree 81/2008; panels Class E1 low formaldehyde; formaldehyde content of the 0.71 in melamine-faced panels ≤ 3.5 mg H₂CO/(m²·h) to UNI EN ISO 12460-3:2021, manufacturer data

Worktops:
0.71 in melamine-faced particleboard (Class E1 declared), 0.08 in color-matched ABS edge
Finishes: Classic Walnut 07, Niagara Oak 31, Grey 38, Stone Grey 44, Black 59, Dark Poplar 63, Light Poplar 64, White 68
Executive desks also with 0.39 in rear-lacquered tempered glass top, polished edges, turned stainless supports: Black 10, Grey Beige 72, White 79 (0.98 in wooden tops available separately)
Integrated top access with silver molded frame and 0.31 in wood lid

Metal structure:
Terminal bridge legs in trapezoidal drawn steel 2.3 x 2 in, 0.08 in; molded nylon end caps housing the leveling feet; executive bridge/loop legs also CHROMED
Terminal inclined gantry legs in rectangular extruded steel, 0.06 in
Central shared legs 2 x 2 x 0.08 in with 3.9 x 2 x 0.08 in upper crosspiece; optional 0.04 in steel WIRE MANAGER panelling (one fixed, one inspectable side)
Supporting beams 2 x 0.59 x 0.06 in with printed steel end plates; ABS carters conceal the coupling screws
Epoxy colors: Silver, Matt Black, White, Stone Grey

Desking-bench:
0.71 in tops with central extruded aluminum bar; hinged tip-up top accesses with cable brush and magnet locking onto frontal sound-absorbing panels; substructure reachable at any point; bridge or gantry legs
Cable trays in 0.04 in sheet metal hung on the beams or under the short beams/central bar; hanging PC-tower holders and wire conduits

Team and meeting tables:
Team tables H 105 on trapezoidal bridge legs with chromed 1.6 x 0.59 in footrest beams
Gantry team table with two amortized aluminum top accesses and cable tray, prepared for front panel or glass screens
Meeting tables on bridge or gantry legs with integrated top access and cable tray

Storage:
Pedestals on grey nylon swivel wheels (front pair with safety brake), supplied assembled; 8 finishes; central lock; pivoting color-matched handles; drawers on self-closing metal runners
Optional cushion: 1.2 in foam (40 kg/m³) on masonite, Gabriel fabrics
Service units and PC towers with leveling feet, freestanding or integrated as structural desk supports; version with tip-up top access and cable brush, completable with doors or drawers
Modesty panels 0.71 in (Grey, Stone Grey, Black, White) on 0.16 in brackets

Packaging: disassembled in triple cardboard with corner protectors; pedestals supplied assembled with shrink film

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

  • One design language from the bench to the corner office: trapezoidal 58 x 50 mm legs, chromed on the executive desks with a 10 mm glass top.
  • Teams that meet standing: H 105 team tables with a chromed footrest beam.
  • Benches that IT opens often: central aluminum bar with flip-up top access at any point.

When another solution fits better

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FAQ

What does the name 5th Element actually refer to?

The four tables every office runs on — workstation, bench, team, meeting — plus the fifth thing that binds them: a shared structure. One trapezoidal drawn-steel leg (58 x 50 mm, 2 mm wall), one 50 x 15 mm beam system, ABS carters over every coupling screw, one four-color metal palette. Specify the whole floor from one chapter and it reads as one project, not a procurement history.

How does it scale from the open floor to the executive office?

Without changing language. Operative desks and benches run on painted bridge or gantry legs; the executive version keeps the same trapezoidal geometry but offers CHROMED bridge or loop legs and a 10 mm rear-lacquered tempered glass top — Black, Grey Beige or White — on turned stainless supports. Promotions change finishes, not furniture families; facilities keeps one spare-parts logic.

Bridge or gantry legs — how do we decide?

By the room's character, because the function is identical. The trapezoidal bridge leg plants the bench with a technical, grounded stance; the inclined gantry gives the same top a drawn, trestle-light profile that suits creative floors. Both take the same beams, trays and accessories — and both hide their screws under molded ABS carters, so neither ever shows its assembly.

What's clever about the bench's central bar?

It solves cables and acoustics with one gesture. The extruded aluminum bar hinges tip-up top accesses fitted with a cable brush and a magnet that locks the flap against the frontal sound-absorbing panels — open anywhere along the run, reach the entire substructure, click closed. Add optional WIRE MANAGER panelling on the 50 x 50 mm shared legs and trays on the beams, and the spine carries power, order and quiet together.

Does the E1 panel claim matter, and what else should we know about storage?

When forty desks share one HVAC loop, panel emissions stop being a footnote: every panel here is declared Class E1 low formaldehyde by the manufacturer. Storage pulls double duty — service units and PC towers work freestanding or as structural desk supports, and the wheeled pedestal (assembled, braked, color-matched pivoting handle) takes a Gabriel-fabric cushion that makes it the guest seat. Finish and fabric samples are available; the cost is fully credited at order confirmation.

How to spec one desk family for the whole org chart

For office managers and facilities: five 5th Element decisions that keep the floor coherent from intern to CEO.

Inventory all four tables first

Singles, bench runs, standing team tables H 105, meeting tables — map them before choosing anything. 5th Element serves all four plus the executive desk from one structural chapter, which turns five procurements into one.

Assign legs by room character

Trapezoidal bridge legs on the operative floor, inclined gantries where you want lightness, chromed loop legs with the glass top behind the corner-office door. Same beams and carters everywhere; palette held to Silver, Matt Black, White, Stone Grey.

Put the spine to work

Central aluminum bar with tip-up top accesses — brush and magnet lock on the acoustic panels — over every bench run; WIRE MANAGER panelling on shared legs at the power risers; trays on the beams; service units doubling as desk supports at PC-heavy seats.

Design the huddles into the plan

An H 105 team table with chromed footrest makes a standing meeting point that needs no booking system; a cushioned pedestal makes any desk a two-chair conversation. Both arrive on the same order as the desks.

Approve samples on site, then freeze the spec

Melamine, painted steel, chrome and lacquered glass shift under real lighting: approve physical samples in your space — the cost is fully credited when the order is confirmed. Then freeze tops, leg types per area, structure color, top-access positions and fabrics in writing.

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