The Marshmallow sofa was designed by George Nelson and Irving har[er and originally produced by Herman Miller the giant US based office furniture manufacturer.  Originally the cushions were presented by an inventor who had found a low cost way of producing them but the idea to use them as a sofa didn’t come to mind immediately. The sofa consists of 18 round cushions that appear to float on a steel frame. There are a number of stunning colours available although the sofa is equally compelling in a plain colour. The cushions are also detachable this enables the owner to spread wear by redistributing the cushions and if multi colours are used to create a totally new design. Often considered quirky and an early Pop Art classic the sofa is a favourite in many modern reception schemes. We have also specified the Marshmallow sofa for a number of executive suites.
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A favourite armchair is the Sumo designed by Xavier Lust and produced by Balleri Italia. Balleri were founded in 1984 from a Leather based seating Company by Enrico Balleri. The Company produces high end seating and tables for the contract and office markets. In 1997 the company achieved ISO 2001 and in 2000 reached ISO 14001 environmental standard and finally in 2008 reached GREENGUARD certification.
Other products within the Balleri collection include the Bloom coat stand by Jeff Miller and the T-Table collection by Angelo Mangiarotti, a family of finely detailed conference or meeting tables with MDF, Glass or marble tops with a stove enamelled satin frame. Successful projects for Balleri include furnishing the Tama University Art Library in Tokyo

The Victoria and Albert collection is not manufactured in the UK but by Moraso and Italian firm specialising in soft furnishings for the contract market. Designed by Ron Arad the collection was named for an exhibition of his works in the famous London Museum. Ron Arad works at his practice in Hampstead. As with many renowned designers he is also an architect. In the world of furniture he is known for the Rover chair, recycled from car seating as well and tables that are constructed so they appear to be climbing walls. He also recently designed a chandelier for Swarowski that can receive text messages. Ron Arad’s work can also be seen at the Pompidou centre in Paris, The Metropolitan museum of Art in New York and the Vitra design museum in Germany. Moraso supply soft furnishing from many international designers from their factory in Udine near Trieste. Their product shave been sold throughout the world including the Queen Victoria cruise ship, Moorfields Eye hospital in Dubai and the VIP lounge and Amsterdam Airport.

Based in Motta di Levenza near Venice Magi produce design orientated conference chair and tables as well and public and soft seating for the contract furniture market. Magis was founded in 1976. The first product they produced was a ladder called Step. Although this was an unusual product at the time and wasn’t well received the Company now boasts to having sold over one million units. Magis is “factory free” and outsources its production to sub contractors in the region. This enables them to concentrate on design and they collaborate with many renowned furniture designers, such as Jasper Morrison  and Stefano Giovannoni. The later bringing the Bombo to the table which has now become a design icon. The Bombo is now available as a swivel chair and with a fixed stem for public spaces. Magi best selling chair is a stool called the Lyra, probably one of the most copied stools in the contract furniture market. In addition to contract and office furniture Magis have also designed a range of office accessories including coat stands and waste paper baskets

This years Design Prima exhibition takes place from the 2nd to the 4th of June ar=t tah Business Design Centre in Islington
The following office furniture manufactures are exhibiting this year:
Allermuir Contract and reception seating
Ares Line Italian office seating manufacturer
Burkhardt Leitner Production of exhibition stands and equipment
Bralco Italian Office furniture
Burmatex Contract flooring
Camira Leading fabric provider to the contract furniture industry
Colbrook Bhosson Saunders Computer arms and office accessories
Della Rovere Italian office furniture
Dieffebi Italian metal  storage and office furniture
Edge Design  Office chairs and soft seating
Eurotek UK based office furniture
Frem Group Bespoke reception desks and boardroom tables
Girsberger German office chair provider
Guialmi Italian metal office cupboards
Hands of Wycombe Bespoke executive furniture, boardroom tables and reception desks
Hitch Mylius Reception and pubic space seating
Icon office furniture: UK based office furniture provider
Johanson Design Swedish designed office and contract seating
Lesco Products UK importer of office accessories
Naughtone UK based designers of contract and soft seating
Office Chairman UK based supplier of office chairs
Orangebox Office seating and Office chairs manufactured in South Wales
Rackline Mobile office storage systems
Railex Systems UK based metal office storage
Screens at work Office screens based in the UK
TDS Office Design Dutch provider of metal office storage
Templestock office filing systems
Wallis office UK provider of office chairs and seating

Flexform are a renowned Design house and manufacturer of design lead office and contract furniture and soft seating based in Milan. The Company is a family firm that has grown from 1970’s when it was responsible for producing furniture from such eminent designers as Joe Columbo, Sergio Asti and Rudolfo Bonetto. Many of the arm chairs and sofas have been designed by the world famous architect and designer Antonio Citterio. Modular sofas such as the Victor, Eros and Long Island are suitable for reception areas where a sense of luxury and exclusivity is required. Thee are also a number of occasional and coffee tables that can stand out as one off pieces and enhance the style of a high profile commercial area  The lastest collection from Flexform is called Mood and has been designed by American furniture designer John Hutton

Domadinamica of Italy
Itallian designers of contract and office seating as well as exciting pieces that can  also be used in the home. Domadinamica was founded by Dennis Santachiara around 15 years ago in Bologne. Dennis himself is still very much involved with the design of new and exciting products including the Swing rotating armchair and Morfeo sofa beds with integral lighting.

 Other designers include Rodrigo Torres designer of the Mist arm chairs and Luciano Pagni designer of I Lari modular seating for public spaces. The Mambo series of Modular sofas designed by Massimo Iosa are ideal for large reception areas. The range consists of a 2 , 3 and 4 seater as well as a chaise longue that can be utilised to deal with corners. This range is a very relaxing and comfortable selection .The Andrea armchair designed by Luca Scacchetti is  comfortable contemporary arm chair that can be iused in break out and conference schemes where a high level of comfort is required

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Milo was a leading US furniture designers who designed many iconic pieces in the 50’s and 60’s which can now be viewed at Museums and Galleries all over the world. Born in Kansas and raised in Long Beach California Milo’s first commission was to design the interior and exterior of his family’s house which he undertook aged 13. He saw active service during World war 2 but also found te time to design te interiors of many officers clubs. After the war Milo qualified in furniture design from the California institute of arts and went to work for a major furniture store the Frank Brothers where he became in house furniture designer. Milo then set up his own consultancy Milo Baughmann Inc and worked principally in Formica, walnut and Iron. Commissions from many major Companies followed including an office desk for home offices for Drexel. His most successful work followed most notably the 951-103 Club chair and 989-103 Lounge chair, as well as many sofas, coffee tables and cantilever chairs.

Maarten Baas
Born in 1978 in southern area of the  Netherlands Maarten is probably best known for his Smoke series of furniture. Various design classics are literally burn and then treated with transparent epoxy resin. A chandelier treated in this way was later exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Other pieces of this very successful range were also bought by the Groniger Museum and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Pieces from this collection are all unique and handmade. In 2006 Maarten launched the Clay series of furniture. This furniture is made from synthetic clay and has a metal skeleton which strengthens the structure. Again all pieces are hand made and unique. Many pieces were designed for the new Gramercy Park Hotel in New York in 2006. Marten Baas continues his work in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Born in Finland and an early pioneer of  Nordic Modernism, Higo married fellow designer Aino Marsio in 1924. They began by spending 5 years experimenting with the bending of plywood. This gave rise to the first wood framed cantilever chair model no 31. This style of chair is frequently seen as a conference and boardroom chair in many offices. This marked a  new trend in the use of ;laminated woods and plywood and to a the foundation of a Company called Artek by Hugo and his wife. Artek still manufactures and sells some of these early designs today. One of his most memorable chair is the Paimio chair. Another wood framed cantilever chair designed to aid the recuperation of tuberculosis patients. This chair thought to be influenced by Marcel Bruer’s Wassily chair assisted the breathing of the patient due to the angle of the back. Hugo opposed the rides of modernism and mass production that emerged in the 1940’s preferring designs that were more natural and environmental than the cost efficient offerings that were beginning to rule the day.