The modern PIGNA modular system, which was designed by AMDL CIRCLE under Michele De Lucchi combines a seating area with shingle-like divider panels. This versatile and effortlessly chic office furniture capsule was debuted during Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026, as part of Japanese office furniture brand NII's presentation.
The PIGNA modular system boasts three privacy configurations — Low height that maintains awareness of the surroundings, Middle height that creates a stronger sense of enclosure, and High, which is offered exclusively as a divider for maximum screening. The panels form a U-shaped embrace around a wider-than-standard sofa, allowing light and air to filter through the shingle gaps while partially shielding occupants from view. The individual divider elements can be freely arranged to create pathways, rest areas, or decorative partitions beyond the core sofa configuration.
Image Credit: NII
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Privacy-tiered Modular Systems
- A demand for configurable seating modules with graduated enclosure levels that can redefine shared workspace zoning and personalization.
- Adaptive Spatial Dividers
- Designs using freely reconfigurable divider elements that permit fluid transitions between circulation paths, focus zones and social pockets create new product-platform possibilities.
- Light-permeable Acoustic Screening
- Systems that combine partial visual shielding with daylighting and airflow through shingled panels suggest opportunities for integrated acoustic and environmental performance innovations.
Sectors Adopting This
- Office Furniture Manufacturing
- Customizable production lines and modular component ecosystems could shift value toward adaptable, spec-driven furniture platforms rather than static product SKUs.
- Corporate Real Estate Design
- Workspace planners and landlords may rethink tenancy layouts around configurable privacy modules that deliver differentiated user experience and spatial efficiency.
- Smart Materials and Sensors
- Embedding acoustic materials, translucent composites and occupancy sensors into divider panels points to new classes of intelligent, performance-driven interior products.
